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[ { "text": "T'charrl didn't like how Takeshi was speaking, hardly feeling comfortable with himself at all as he continued to go on. He didn't mean what he did and it was only by chance that his race had this power, but it wasn't exactly something he could control. He would be better off transforming back into his normal form if it made them happy and not think that he was strange like Takeshi did, feeling as if it was too obvious that Takeshi just didn't like him when he was like this. \"Uhh, right…umm, I-I know it's not my fault because I didn't want it\". He was having a hard time feeling secure about himself, coming close to wanting to hide away again until he managed to change back. He didn't know why he couldn't, he couldn't figure out what he was missing and it was hurting his self-esteem greatly, especially if his friends didn't like him when he was like this. It made him feel bad for making them feel uncomfortable. \"I will keep trying to change back, I just…need a little more time…\"\n\nShu looked between T'charrl and Takeshi, not entirely sure what was going on but T'charrl didn't seem too happy with something. Maybe something happened while he was all getting groomed and what not, feeling confused to what it could be. Takeshi seemed to be stumbling on his own words for one, maybe it was something he said. Tilting his head a little he gave a smile, squeaking, \"Ooh! Friend T'charrl can take time, it's okay\", he spoke quickly, looking to his friend, \"He just needs his mother to see he can! It all okay, I think. Friend all big and fluffy, give much hugs too. I don't care what Friend looks like so long as Friend doesn't go bad. Scary…\"\n\n\"Yeah sure, not until somebody takes over my mind and body. It certainly seems so easy to do\". Viral didn't feel satisfied with the information he had on the King and his wishes of what he wanted to do with him. There had to be a reason why he wanted an artificial creature in his ranks so high and not just as a typical slave soldier, there had to be a reason for all the experiments they put him through and his determination to have control over his mind to make sure he either served the King or came out broken. He didn't like it, he didn't even like how they used the knowledge acquired from his genes to do what they did to Yumi. It made him feel very unsettled and without peace, even if everybody else tried to grant peace to him. \"Good. I don't want him thinking it's okay before suddenly having second thoughts\", he sighed, moving to the door as well, his head held a little low just because of his horns, \"The most I want to know is if there's been further deterioration since the other day! But of course that probably won't be possible to see…yet, I'm still concerned. This has all happened so fast\".", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Takeshi was feeling awfully awkward at the moment, everything that came out of his mouth was just making things worse. Even when he tried apologizing for himself it only added to the awkwardness, he couldn't get himself out of this hole. Smiling apologetically he finished grooming Shu, rubbing the back of his own head nervously as he looked up at T'charrl. \"Yeah, yeah. No rush right? We're just trying to help you, not force you to go faster, nope.\" At this rate he might end up sounding like Shu with all his bumbling. Funnily enough it was the younger boy that actually came to save it, offering what reinforcement Takeshi couldn't manage to. That was how he felt too, just not able to say it really. The whole not liking bugs very much sort of made him trip over himself, and he sure did feel bad for being a bit afraid of his own friend. Nodding in agreement with Shu, the Saiyan glanced over at their friend with a small smile, \"Yeah... Just think about seeing your mother again, all back to your old self. And just because I might, uh... Have a little trouble, doesn't mean I don't like you. Don't let that get in the way of the fact we're friends, you know?\" Looks aside they had done a lot together, and would likely do even more before they were through. Even having to coexist with his biggest phobia wasn't going to keep Takeshi from spending time with T'charrl. Sure, he may inadvertently wet himself one of these days but that was what he'd have to put up with. No way was he going to lose any friend just because he was a bit uneasy around them now and again.\n\nThere was a reason for what the King was doing, of course there was. Yumi didn't know what that was nor did she care, that monster's reasons were worthless to anyone but himself. What had been done to her, to Viral, to the boys, it was all for something that the King and the King alone could appreciate, and because of that it was meaningless. Sure, everyone was struggling a bit after the fact but Yumi tried paying it little mind, she wasn't going to give that man the satisfaction of knowing he'd made their lives hell in some regards. It was all the more reason too for them to get better, to show up perfectly healthy and bring him down after what he'd done. The first step of getting better would be seeing Vegeta and hoping he had finally made the breakthrough to help Viral back to his old self. \"If you really wanted to know I'm sure Vegeta could tell you,\" she replied, opening up the room and casually strolling out to the corridor, \"If nothing else he's brutally honest, you know that. Vegeta will tell you what you want to know if you ask him.\" Chances were if asked Vegeta might even tell Viral too much. They should probably be careful with their questions then, it wouldn't be nice if their friend happened to let something particularly nasty slip, though maybe it was best to know anyways. \"We should ask how he's getting along with his work though, don't you agree? Maybe if he's getting close that might cheer you up a little.\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Vegeta" }, { "text": "T'charrl was feeling pretty bad, even when Shu tried to cheer him up. He didn't want to unintentionally hurt his friends by being different all the time so changing back was typically the only way to make his friends feel better, it seemed. He probably should keep trying even if he was tired, seeing how people were uncomfortable with how different he looked all the time. \"Umm…no rush. I'm still going to try and do it as fast as I can. Everyone is counting on me\". Well, probably not everyone, but everyone who considered him a friend was. He didn't know how many that was when they practically picked him up to get him back to normal for his mother so whether they thought much of him after how long it was taking he didn't really know. He was worried that he was just making them annoyed that he had now spent so long trying and not got anywhere fast. \"Yeah…I-I mean, I do want to see her again and she wants me to be normal, so…I should keep working\". He really wanted a break, but this whole thing was getting pretty tight and he was becoming scared that he might never find his true form again. If he couldn't then his friends probably won't like him anymore because he made his mother angry. \"Uhh, okay I'll try again. I think I'm ready to try again…okay?\"\n\nViral didn't much care for medicine at this point, feeling that he was already too far gone for them to even try and yet there they were still trying. The moment his forms surfaced like this that was it in his eyes. He had no feeling to make them go away so they felt like they were stuck there, unable to make them go away. He didn't know when this damage first started happening or whether the King did this on purpose so that he'd stick with him for help, maybe acting as an ultimatum for his return. It was worrying to say the least, his mind barely able to get passed the fact that it was happening to him. It was the same as his immune system breaking down, only this was his genes starting to crash. He didn't know how to accept this kind of death, especially when the pain was constant and making him wonder if ending it all was best. \"I know. I'm prepared for the worst. I would rather he told me straight rather than hide it from me\". It was just a matter of knowing now rather than wondering, but if Vegeta knew nothing more then he wasn't going to demand he worked harder. \"Hmph, you can ask but I don't know about cheering up. I'm still not enjoying this: my tail gets stuck sometimes, my horns are too heavy and my arms itch! Half the time I want to scratch things like the wall…or someone's face…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"He did say you were going to be a bit weaker, but hey, I'm sure he's got a plan in place! He doesn't just go into things blindly after all, right? Vegeta has something in mind to help you, I'm sure of it!\" Far as Yumi understood the only thing Viral was going to struggle with was raw physical strength, the rest she assumed would be alright. His emotional state, his mental state, all of that would probably be fixed once the treatment was finished. Then it was just a matter of doing some training to build that muscle back up and he would be good as new. At least she figured it was that simple, she couldn't imagine anything more than that needing to be done. \"You'll be up and fighting soon enough, I think we can safely say that now. And think about it too, it's not as though we'll be fighting anyone on Kaesstra. So if you get your rehab done while we're down there you won't miss out on any fights or anything. By the time you're all healthy and ready to go we'll be back in the thick of things!\" Fighting who knows who at that point, if this weird situation with the war kept going they could be battling a new enemy. They still hadn't talked to the rebels about what was going on either, that was something they probably ought to look into soon. Even if they were enjoying some time off Yumi figured they wouldn't want to be lazing around when something bad was happening, they should be helping if they could.\n\nTakeshi watched with a hint of amusement as T'charrl tried to wrestle open the bag of cherries. He really should be a good guy and tell his friend how to do it, but he didn't want to ruin the brief show he got. Wincing inwardly seeing the cherries drop all over the floor he smiled apologetically, \"Be sure to mind the seeds in those. They're big and you really don't want to eat them. Oh, plus the juice is probably going to stain your claws a bit, just saying.\" Tasty fruits but very messy. Good thing the Kaesstrian hadn't gone for the pomegranate yet, the poor guy would probably be beside himself trying to figure out how to eat that. Glancing at Shu for a brief moment he cocked his head to the side, a bit surprised by what T'charrl had to say about his training. \"Really...? I figured sparring was how you learned, weird. But if that's how you say I should learn then I'll at least try it, as long as you're willing to teach me. I really do want to learn how to use it.\" Granted with the opponents they were probably going to be facing it was hard to say how practical a sword would be in combat. It was like bringing a knife to a gunfight, only the knife was two feet long and the guns were Ki blasts. Having the topic change to Viral left Takeshi with a bit of mixed feelings, it was hard to talk about the Beastman like this. On one hand he saw the older fighter as a rival even if Viral didn't in turn, and on the other he was kind of just there. \"I mean... Think about who we're fighting, everyone uses Ki. So it's cool to see someone without Ki be so strong. Probably why so many of those creeps on Kortal were afraid of him,\" he explained, nodding his head. T'charrl's questions made the Saiyan's face turn a light shade of pink, looking up at the Kaesstrian conflicted. \"I don't really like him! I mean I do, but not like... Like-like. Because that would be weird! And I guess I respect him, I mean I know he's a good fighter and all, so there's that. And uh... He can be kind of cool too, you know? But don't tell him I said that!\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Viral was always going to have a problem with being weaker than he already was, seeing how he already was pretty weak when compared to the rest. He couldn't handle being seen as weak and already he was completely brittle compared to everyone else. If he couldn't move by the end of this treatment then he was going to be completely broken with no use for him any longer. It wouldn't be worth it in the end, his mind would be completely destroyed by how much he had fallen from what he once was. He used to be the strongest out of all of them, now he was the weakest of them all. He wanted to be strong again and felt like he'd do anything for it at this point, even if it was desperate. \"We were supposed to do a lot instead of this…we were supposed to be able to fight the King. I shouldn't need rehab. I should just get on with it!\" he spoke up suddenly, not something he was entirely positive about, \"Rehab…it's battling that makes you stronger! Everything shouldn't stop just because I'm like…this. They wanted us to do this quickly and we should do it quickly! Get some reinforcements…fight the King! If I am a danger like this then shouldn't I be a suitable weapon? I don't get it…\"\n\nT'charrl couldn't really understand these fruits of Earth, finding them to be most unusual but even eating one was pretty interesting. Looking up to Takeshi he frowned a little, finding the warning about the seed to be most unusual, \"No? Okay\", he spoke, unrolling his tongue and grabbing the seed from in his mouth, pulling it out. The seed was pretty clean considering it had just been chewed at and fair picked clean, T'charrl taking it from his tongue and taking other cherry. \"Well, if you want to be fast, but I don't think it's a good way to start. You've got to find the sword and make it part of you, listen to it\", he spoke calmly, looking at his claws to check for stains, \"If you are sure your friend won't mind me showing you, then I will\". He didn't know much about Takeshi's other friends, they never really interacted with him apart from look at him sometimes. Hearing Takeshi speak of his friend made him smile, finding it quite nice for him to be saying such things as if through admirance. \"Afraid of him? That is quite a lot of fear\", he spoke, giving a glance to the door before making a grab for a cherry, taking out the other seed he had, \"It must be something to see him in battle. I have yet to see it\". Hearing Takeshi fumble over his words was pretty funny, finding it amusing that he saw so much in the man. It was strange really, to see Takeshi get all caught up over talking about his friend. \"Weird? Respect him, hmm…you mean like…how I respect my father?\" he asked in a teasing tone, glancing over at Shu who was busy with the softer fruit, \"I won't tell. Maybe Shu won't tell either, I don't know. Cool…huh? Would you ever tell him that? Maybe it will make him happy\".", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Yumi was nearing the end of her rope trying to bring Viral back from all of this. He was refusing to see the reality of the situation, everything was against him in his mind. It was horrible seeing him this way, she didn't know how to help though she desperately wanted to. Maybe he should take the medicine now, that would calm him right? Then again that would mean they were using the pills as an easy way out, that wasn't right. \"The RRA might be cowards, but you can't think the King is, can you? Look how many people obey him, do you think people follow someone who is a coward, or who is weak? I'm not saying this to defend him, but the King isn't someone we can take lightly! He could probably beat us all if he really wanted to, our only chance is to fight as a group!\" They would never triumph alone, not against an opponent like this. They needed to band together and drive their way to the King, find a way to weaken his defenses and make him vulnerable. Then it would be all of their duty to fight him, as a single force, that was the only way. Looking at Viral wide eyed as he began to rave a bit Yumi's heart sank, backing down a little as she blinked back tears. This was what he'd had to deal with incessantly for over a year, this wasn't fair. Viral had been a bit moody before but never like this, never self-loathing like this. Hoping desperately to help she extended a hand, placing it on her shoulder and taking a deep breath. \"It won't get worse... It's going to start improving, just you watch,\" Yumi reassured, managing to calm herself gradually, \"Just... Please, don't think of yourself as a weapon, just don't. You're so much more than that.\"\n\n\"Let's see... We've known Viral for...\" Takeshi began, lifting a hand and counting his fingers silently. \"I guess it's about two years now, wow... Yeah, two years. Kind of hard to believe it's been that long, seems unreal. But yeah, I've known him, Yumi, Vegeta and Shu for two years now, and I consider them all to be my family.\" Looking up to see what T'charrl was asking about he smirked, secretly glad the Kaesstrian had finally gone for the pomegranate. But in good conscience he couldn't let his friend let the rind, funny though it may be. Instead the Saiyan got to his feet, grabbing the fruit from the Kaesstrian's hands carefully. \"I've got Shu, so I kind of get what it's like to be a big brother and all, but I don't really know how to feel about having a big brother myself,\" Takeshi explained, breaking the pomegranate in half and offering one of them to his friend. \"Pick out the seeds and suck the juice off. When you're done with it, uh...\" he paused, glancing around and grabbing a small trash can, placing it in front of T'charrl, \"Just toss them in there.\" While he had a bit of fruit he might as well enjoy some as well, it couldn't hurt. Digging out a single seed he popped it into his mouth, starting to suck at the juices. \"Rivalry? That's like when two people compete against each other all the time. Even if Viral doesn't see me as a rival I see him as one. And damn if I won't make him to accept me as a rival someday.\" Spitting out the seed into the garbage Takeshi smiled a bit, wiping his mouth on the back of his hand. \"Viral hits like a truck, he doesn't need Ki. Plus he can do all sorts of things, without the horns and tail. He didn't have those before and I've seen him kick tons of butt.\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Yumi" }, { "text": "Viral couldn't take it anymore, his mind feeling ready to explode into violence if it wasn't appeased soon. The only way to relieve his pain was to fight and to do that he would need to go right to the source to finally claim solace. He couldn't take it, he needed to find a way out of it, away from all this pain. \"Nobody like me has ever fought a Saiyan! He knows I can defeat him, otherwise he never would had tried to suppress me and my power! He wanted me to never figure that out…\" He couldn't help but think that, he was in a lot of pain just trying to get through that thought process. Everything he had been told up to that point with this intense anger had him going over all the things that was said to him throughout every moment that made him hate his captors. He couldn't take it, it was all too much for him. All those things he was called during his ordeal were all coming back to him pretty loudly, all in a way Yumi would never be able to hear as it called through his head. Struggling to find peace he held his head, trying to control the angry voices and the pain that came with it; however, as if out of the stormy night Yumi reached out to him, her voice breaking through the intense negativity briefly. \"…How? Like what? There is nothing else...being called a person is nothing…\"\n\nT'charrl didn't know how a lot of these fruits functioned and kind of hoped that Takeshi would teach him how to eat these when they weren't very clear. The fruits on his home planet were sometimes tricky but were essentially straight forward too, the possibility that one would come across a difficult fruit being pretty slim. There were plenty of trees on his planet, even with the rise in surface cities as trees essentially grew everywhere so plants weren't too worried about their soft fruit being stolen and taken elsewhere by animals. Giving Takeshi the pomegranate he smiled at him, feeling pretty calm with all this small talk. \"It must be nice to have family like that. If I had friends maybe I could had something like that when I was growing up, but uhh…I-I'm sure you can understand why I didn't have any\". It was very rare that a Kaesstrian of high class had siblings while some other families had many, always making him wonder why none of those many children never wanted to be friends with him even if he sometimes looked like he was talking to himself. Watching Takeshi split the fruit he stared at its strange bobbily innards, taking one half from him, smiling as he looked to the bin, \"Thank you. What strange fruit…\" Giving it a little poke at first he soon just stuck his tongue in amongst the strange innards, somewhat enjoying this little break even with Takeshi getting all excited over his friend. Looking up at him he gave a little smile, nodding. \"That sounds interesting. I wonder if I have a rival\", he spoke, looking down at his half, \"I did wonder about those parts he has now, I mean…I don't remember him having that. Hits like a truck…? Uhh, is that hard? I wonder how he battles. I see he has a sword, but I haven't seen him fight yet. Do you want to learn how to use a sword because of him? Because you like him a lot like rivalry?\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Viral couldn't use Ki, everyone and their mother's knew that by now. That didn't prevent him from being a perfectly able warrior however and once he had healed it wouldn't stop him them either. It wasn't so much a desire to emulate or even copy Viral as it was a want to try it for herself that brought Yumi to her decision. She knew multiple forms of martial arts after all. Not as many as the Beastman, but enough to call herself an expert in many. There was no reason she couldn't do as he did and just fight with her hands. If need be she would use Ki, that went without saying, but she wanted to try. Plus she figured that having someone fighting alongside him in the same way might help Viral feel a bit better about his lack of energy that they had. When she peered up at him as they walked she noticed the trickling blood, deciding to do something now rather than wait until they were at the kitchen. Grabbing Viral's paw she tugged him to the nearest room, forcing him into the supply room and shutting the door behind them. With naught else to use for bandages Yumi awkwardly pulled off her shirt, going about tearing off the sleeves to make bandages. \"Just s-shut up and let me help you,\" Yumi said, her face red as can be, \"If it were anyone else I wouldn't be doing this! Now lower your head so I can get you covered up.\" Feeling all sorts of embarrassed she used one bit of cloth to lightly dab at Viral's head, cleaning up some of the blood as best she could. Once she'd done that she took a long strip and gently wrapped it around his skull to cover the wounds, tying it off once it had come full circle. \"You don't have to sound so tough all the time, you know,\" she said softly, smiling a bit as she slid her now sleeveless shirt back on, \"No one is invincible Viral, including you. Letting that front go now and again won't make us think any less of you.\"\n\n\"All that's going to have changed when we get back, yeah? I mean I'm sure your mom's been busy at getting everyone to get along and all, so we can probably go wherever we want!\" That was the Queen's big deal while they were there, getting both groups of Kaesstrians to live in harmony. With someone as crazy as the General removed from power it just might be possible, albeit there were bound to be those still loyal to the old regime. Always was, and those people weren't going to go away quietly. Even if things weren't as peaceful as they might hope it wasn't like T'charrl was going to be alone, he had nothing to worry about. Cocking his head to the side curiously hearing his friend's explanation Takeshi crossed his legs, leaning forward a bit as he placed his hands on his knees. \"Predators, eh? I bet they probably taste good!\" he said with a smirk, licking his lips and rubbing his hands together, \"We should try finding some to chow on! And if it's not all forest then that just means there's all the more reason to go explore, you know? See what's out there and all! And don't worry about danger, you'll have Shu and I with you the whole time. I really doubt any wild animals will give us too much trouble. Never met something I couldn't beat and eat!\" T'charrl didn't exactly eat most animals or meats, but that didn't mean he and Shu couldn't chow down. Food aside Takeshi really did want to see more of Kaesstra this time around, and his little brother probably did as well. Reaching over he placed an arm around Shu's shoulders, pulling him to his side and poking his stomach playfully, \"What do you think buddy, should we go explore with T'charrl?\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Yumi" }, { "text": "Viral didn't want Yumi helping him with something like this, especially when she was supposed to be keeping her clothes on and making sure he was feeling comfortable. Right now he definitely wasn't feeling comfortable, his eyes averted in the extreme awkwardness this kind of scene was making him feel. Even if it was Vegeta doing this it would make him feel awkward, but Yumi doing it was definitely a lot worse. \"Why am I special for this to happen…\" he grumbled, keeping his head low. He didn't care that he was wounded, he wounded himself by accident after all, but the fact that he had healing abilities should had been enough for her to ignore them. Grunting as she dabbed his head he shifted it slightly, not really focusing much on anything else other than the discomfort before she wrapped his head up pretty tight. He didn't see any need for that, but if she wanted to then there was no stopping her. Looking up to her he frowned, letting out a grumble as he looked away. \"So you expect me to act weak every so often? I'm not sure how I am supposed to do such a thing\", he mumbled, feeling a little confused, \"I just act as I always act…acting as I have always been this way. I don't understand how you expect me to act. I'm not going to cry or anything like that. It's just…nothing…\"\n\nT'charrl was not entirely sure what was out there apart from the tales from hunters and from books. His kind weren't very good at being explorative when there was so many dangers out there, mainly from their own people. He wanted to have fun with his friends, but it was difficult when he didn't know how. \"Umm, well…maybe Mother will want me to do things with her first…\" he spoke, giving his chin a little tap, \"I was raised a Prince so she'll probably want me to do something with her\". He wasn't trying to avoid playing with them, he just didn't think it was possible when he might have a lot to do himself. He had responsibilities and often they were scary, but they were what he needed to learn and if he didn't learn them then he wasn't going to get anywhere in his life. He needed to learn how to change back and that was holding him down for now. Looking up at Takeshi again he smiled, finding it strange that his first instinct was to try and eat them. \"Uhh, just to say something about them and that they could be…uhh, like my people. Stop from moving. Uhh, you know, you know? We can bite or lick and we can stop the moving of others\".\n\nShu was pretty happy licking his hands after that fruit, finding it to be pretty delicious when it was ever so slightly cooked by Ki. He was having a good time, but it seemed T'charrl was confused to what treatment he might get when he goes back home. There was a lot stopping him from desiring playtime with them and a lot of it seemed pretty strange, simple assumption that things were going to go wrong. Tilting his head a little he looked to Takeshi when he asked him a question instead, bouncing a little, \"I want to explore with Friend! Friend should come…he should! It be nice!\" he squeaked, smiling happily, \"Friend needs to change back too before he sees his mother, though! She will be mad if no, right? How do we do?\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "It might have been a dumb question but the doctor had blurted it out anyways; Viral's obvious wounds were the answer he was looking for. How in the world had that managed to happen? Yumi looked to be unscathed and yet the Beastman appeared to have been mauled almost, there was probably quite a story behind it. Cringing at the man's hostility he backed up some to give the others room to enter, twisting his hands together nervously. \"Y-Yes, nose bleed! And bandages for those wounds, of course!\" he stammered, nodding his head before hurrying over to the cabinets. \"Take a seat and relax, I'll be right with you!\" The medicine for Viral, as with all medicines were locked in a cabinet, one which only himself and Vegeta had a key. A bit moot when most people on the ship could easily break open the container, but they had it nonetheless. Fetching the bottle of Viral's pills the doctor hurriedly got a small package of gauze and some wrappings, carrying it all in his arms as he shuffled over to where Viral was waiting. \"Okay then, first thing's first I want to get those gashes covered! Then we'll see to the nose!\" he began, pausing as he noticed all the blood soaked on the shirt, \"Or... Maybe the nose first. Do you know how it happened?\"\n\nTakeshi could play the guilt card, remind Shu that he was the reason his older brother no longer had a tail, but decided against it. Not only would it be rather mean to do but it would end up making him feel horrible later, and really it wasn't worth it. \"Oh, learn how to catch fruit and stuff? I'm so looking forward to it,\" he said, smirking as he rolled his eyes. On the long list of things he would like to try learning catching fruit hardly broke the top 50, but he may just entertain Shu and give it a shot. Hell, he was into the whole tree swinging business now so why not try another while he was at it? \"Just being different doesn't make you an alien, you know? I mean... It's hard to explain! Saiyans aren't aliens to Saiyans, but we're aliens to humans, even if we're similar. It's all depending on where you're from... I guess.\" Sheesh, he really didn't have a good way of explaining this, did he? Say anything more and no doubt some of it would come bite him in the rear later, probably best to let someone else explain it to Shu. It was quite the welcome sight, seeing T'charrl and the others again, as it meant Takeshi could get himself out of that hot mess. Landing right after Shu, Takeshi smiled as he set the fruit on the ground, that smile turning upside down when he saw the mess he'd made of himself. \"Stupid fruit...!\"\n\nThere was a lot more that T'charrl would need to be filled in on, matters which were well outside of L'esta's understanding and jurisdiction. Ultimately it would probably fall to the Queen and Yusef to decide what their son would know, and knowing those two nothing would be left out. Just as well, it would be for the Prince's own safety that he learn of the situation here at home. \"We can always venture into the Upper City later, if you'd like, so you can get a view of things for yourself. I'm sure your friends wouldn't mind acting as an escort, though I can easily send some men with you as well.\" The matter of other nations, well, that was not the Captain's concern, not as of now. The Queen and the forming council would have to handle other nations and hopefully find a peaceful way of introducing themselves to other powers. What they knew to be a peaceful merger could be seen outside as a hostile takeover, something T'charrl was quick to point out. Overhead L'esta saw the two brothers returning, and with them a plentiful bounty of fruit for the Prince to eat. Nodding in appreciation he smiled, folding his hands at his back. \"I think things will work out fine. We just need to be patient and mind where we step and other nations will have no reason to fear us.\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Viral really hated when people pretended to be dumb, especially when they were supposed to be the one with all the answers. This guy was a Doctor and he was asking him a pretty dumb question to say the least. Letting out a groan he slowly moved over to the examination table, sitting on it lazily with the clothing still to his nose. He wasn't feeling too great and hoped it was going to be over soon and he would be back to recovering energy. Watching the Doctor grab the variety of items needed to help him recover he gave a quiet glance over to Yumi, staring at her for a moment before looking to the Doctor. Staring at him as he made his awkward assessment he waited for the man to figure out which part of him needed sorting first considering that was the one still bleeding. \"All I know is I was pulled into deep water by a large creature where it proceeded to shake me around and try to consume me. The nose bleed is hardly something that isn't uncommon anymore…it just happens every so often. I couldn't concentrate on anything…so how do I fix it?\"\n\nShu was happy enough to help out when it came to T'charrl's health and happiness, especially considering he was one of his first proper friends that was of a completely different planet. He was quite excited to go and see T'charrl's family again after what felt like a rather long time of not seeing it. He hoped they were still in that place from before with all the pretty lights and the underground tree. It would be pretty nice to get some good food from down there too, especially when his friend seemed to be going through a fair amount of fruit that he picked out. He probably wasn't going to get any of it after all, but that was okay if he could get some of the tasty treats that was given to royalty. \"Ooh! Is Friend feeling better now? Friend didn't look very good but already looking better! Takeshi got some fruit too!\"\n\nT'charrl was rather worried about the state of affairs but his need for food definitely took over rational thinking as he proceeded to gobble the fruit presented to him. It was almost painful to eat like this when he was supposed to be maintaining some sort of dignity but it almost felt as if he was eating as if he was still in his large form. He probably should cut that out, but he still couldn't help but take the last fruit from Shu with eyes drifting to Takeshi. \"…Oh, uh, I-I'm sorry, I need to think straight…\" he frowned, trying to straighten himself up as one hand held onto his abdomen. He needed to remind himself that he wasn't a large creature anymore but he still felt starved and whether he was a bottomless pit or not shouldn't be the first thing on his mind. \"Uhh, I-I wouldn't mind that sometime. I hope to see Mother first, though…and my friends need to get their welcome too. You can brief me better when I'm, uhh…a-a little more focused…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "It wouldn't be easy withholding information, but if that's what Viral wanted then the Doctor would have to oblige him. Dealing with an angry Beastman was much easier than an angry Vegeta, and one way or another someone was going to end up mad over this. Resigning himself to do as he was told this time the Doctor carefully patched up the first two most obvious wounds, now able to focus on the bleeding nose. It could be nothing, he mused, or it could be serious, they would have to take a look. In order to do that however Viral had to be relaxed enough to let someone work on him. \"Your medicine...? Yes, yes, I can get that for you,\" the Doctor agreed, nodding his head. Having gotten the pills already he went ahead and fetched a small glass of water, offering both the dosage and water over to Viral to take. Hopefully if he were to relax then the nose bleed would gradually stop, and they could focus more on any other injuries the Beastman might have. There were ideas to where it came from of course, but amongst the several instructions given to him the Doctor was not to handle any psychological or mental issues that Viral might have. To be fair he wasn't overly trained for those, the Saiyans never concerned themselves with it much. \"I suppose lay back and just relax for a few moments, then I'll see about cleaning up your nose some?\"\n\nThere was no doubt going to be a bit of drama going back, seeing as T'charrl wasn't completely himself and he didn't have full control; Things were better than when they had left originally, so that had to be worth something. Takeshi certainly hoped so, he didn't want their trip back to include being chased around by a mad woman with a chair, or sword or who knows what. \"Hey, no sweat T'charrl, I'm sure things will be fine!\" the Saiyan laughed, trying to be optimistic in spite of his nervous grin. \"She'll be happy to see you either way, so there's no reason to worry. Just be happy we're going back, yeah?\" There was no doubt the Queen loved her son, even if she could be a bit scary in showing it. So long as they minded what they did and said hopefully no one was going to get a slap upside the head. \"Besides, she loves Shu, right buddy?\" he asked, glancing over and frowning noting that his brother had moved. Spotting him a little ways off hunched over Takeshi smiled exasperatedly, walking to him and placing his hands on his hips, \"Why are you hiding over here, squirt?\" he asked, leaning over and ruffling the other boy's hair, \"Got some fruit?\"\n\n\"Though I'm no stranger to Eslaria's anger I don't think you have much to worry about, Prince T'charrl. She has been incredibly worried about you lately so I can't imagine anything more than elation at your coming home. She may be angry with my not bringing you there sooner, but I've dealt with worse.\" He was a seasoned warrior, led men into battle and had received and given all kinds of wounds over the years, but deep down he was still a little edgy of the Queen's wrath. There were famous incidents in which people had struck back against the Queen before, and it wasn't even wholly illegal to do so, but if you were dumb enough to try she could really do some damage. Being royalty wasn't just a title for them, each member of the family could fight. Chuckling at the thought the Captain rubbed his head, glancing at the Prince as he got back to his feet. \"There's little going on, honestly. It's just such a sensitive time for our people what with rebuilding and all, so the Queen is extremely cautious about preventing any trouble. As it seems so far just our regular presence in and around the city has made most would-be troublemakers back down for the time being. At any rate do you need help walking, T'charrl?\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Viral was never going to be confident with hearing news regarding his health, not that it was a simple conversation to go through either way. He would always hear about how his health was the cause of concern for everyone and how they were always worried about him. He didn't like hearing any of that stuff, he was completely stricken with guilt every single time he had to go through hearing that and it made him feel pretty terrible every single time. If Vegeta got wind of what happened to him he would only hear the rant that he had heard time and time again that he should be more careful and that they were only concerned about him. He didn't want such a thing for him ever, to hear that everyone was worried to the point of sickness. He just needed to take his medicine, wait for Vegeta to develop a cure and be done with it. Watching the Doctor fix up his pills and get some water he sighed as he took the pills first, keeping the clothing to his nose as he popped them in his mouth before removing it to take the water. He looked pretty awful just from that second alone when he had to remove it, his face fairly drained and his nose bloodied. Taking it back up to his face he could only stare at the Doctor as he instructed him to lay down, letting out a sigh at that order and slowly laying down on his side. \"Isn't on my back pretty risky…\" he muttered, keeping the clothing to his face, \"I could choke on my own blood…\"\n\nShu had faith in T'charrl that everything would be okay, he always had faith in his friends. They were all the greatest gift he could ask for and he would think nothing but good outcomes for whatever they had to face in the future. His parents were going to be ecstatic to see him back and everyone was going to be hugging then they'd get a good meal. Even if bad things came their way there would always be light somewhere along the road. Having a munch at the fruit he had kept to himself he tried to eat it as fast as possible, smiling away to himself as he chomped on it before letting out a squeak when Takeshi suddenly spoke to him from behind, his shoulders hunching up when his hair was ruffled. Quickly swallowing what he had he looked over his shoulder to Takeshi, giving a little smile before immediately turning around again and trying to hide what he had left. \"Nu uh! You only guessing!\" Quickly stuffing the rest in his mouth he let out a squeak as he immediately bounced around and away from Takeshi, giggling to himself.\n\nT'charrl had to get it together, he couldn't embarrass everyone else because he was unable to control himself with him ending up attacking chairs because they had a certain shadow or changing back and going mental again. Giving Takeshi a smile he gave a little nod, looking away again. \"Yeah, I should be happy about that. I just feel bad that I left so many people behind because I had changed so drastically\", he sighed, lowering his head, \"I just wish I could truly be in control\". One thing he was worried about was his mother hitting him so hard that he'd change back. Trying to keep balance on his feet he slowly turned to L'esta, his eyes soon going down to his feet. \"I don't think going on more patrols is going to help the people of the surface relax around us any better. Just so you know…\"He could see a lot of people getting angry that they were being constantly watched by soldiers, even if it was to prevent rebels from harming them. They wouldn't like the presence of weapons around them all the time. Hoping he could at least attempt walking he moved his feet a little, feeling fairly confident he could manage. \"I'll try walking by myself, just…got to go at a reasonable pace…\" Moving a foot forward he moved one of his arms forward too, almost trying to use it to walk as well until he realised he was doing it, bending forward a little before trying to calmly strut. He was trying at least but as he walked he was bending forward a little bit too much, almost looking like he was going to topple forward if he wasn't careful.", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "How in the world did a restroom break turn into a manhunt? The klutz of a musician had managed to do it, in record time too it seemed. The poor sap was supposed to perform at the meal and had every intention of doing so, but evidently had gotten lost along the line. Hearing the story as Yusef spoke to the guy nearly made Takeshi burst out laughing, amused by the man's cluelessness. Nothing bad had been done, all it was as it happened was a case of getting lost. Rather than punish him for going off on his own they made sure he was alright before offering to help him get back home. Supposedly it was a quick journey, and Takeshi assumed that a few guards would be selected to help the musician get back home. Smiling expectantly he did a double take when Yusef asked T'charrl and them to take care of it, opening his mouth soundlessly to protest before slouching. Arguing with it wasn't going to help, certainly not when everyone else was okay with the request. \n\nHonestly, they were playing escort to someone during their vacation. A musician too, it wasn't even like they were some super important person! Takeshi had been more than ready to get back to the ship, do a little training then hunker down and eat a nice big dinner before bed. Hard to tell how late it was seeing as the sun was still up, but he felt like it should be late so he was going with his gut. Rather than do any of that himself, Shu and Haku along with T'charrl were to bring this man back to his kingdom, which was some ways away apparently. It wouldn't be an issue could they fly, but since things were so uncertain right now Yusef had cautioned against it. Instead they were getting something from Katas to help them along, a vehicle of some kind. Already Takeshi wasn't crazy about this idea, recalling just how much Shu loathed being inside a vehicle before. If this was the only alternative other than walking they were going to have to take it, Shu would need to find his happy place while they were in. \"Seriously... How did you get all the way out here anyways?\" Takeshi asked, looking over at the small Kaesstrian, \"You sure as heck didn't take any sort of vehicle, so did you fly?\"\n\n\"W-Well, yes, but that was before I knew we weren't supposed to,\" the musician explained, holding his lute to his chest, \"You see... I was on my way to the city when guards grabbed me, and started asking where I was going. I tried to explain to them I was here as a guest but they didn't believe me, and they dragged me down to see the Queen!\" He still remembered how terrified he'd been, not knowing how things would turn out. It was true he was there as a guest, but really his coming in alone was hardly the best way to go about it. He'd been offered an escort but turned it down, worried that there might be conflict between the two different soldiers, and so he'd made the trip alone. Not a horribly long journey either, a few hours at most flying at a leisurely speed. \"Thank goodness Her Majesty is kind though, I thought I was going to be thrown in a cell! She kept me out of them though and made it up to me.\" Looking over at T'charrl he smiled nervously, glancing down at his weapon as he idly plucked a string. \"Your mother is a frightful woman, Prince. She hit those two guards and probably sent them to the infirmary.\"\n\n\"She's definitely... Uh... A strong leader,\" Haku noted, nodding to himself. He wasn't feeling very eager right now, finding the Upper City to be a bit more intimidating than the Lower City. It was far more crowded, and he was certain that plenty of people were looking at them. It was probably the fact they had a foreigner with them, or maybe that they were Saiyans, he didn't know. The idea of exploring the planet a bit more and not have to worry about anything was enticing, hopefully once they were out of such a crowded space he'd look forward to it more. How things had changed for him, it almost felt like a dream as he walked along the road. From one of the King's many dogs and being made to attack his sons to now traveling with them, he'd never believe it if he wasn't there now. Of course being with them didn't mean they were on good terms, as he could very well see by how he was basically ignored. For what he had done he supposed it was justified, though it didn't make being nigh excluded any less disappointing. The excuse of he was working under Yamate probably wouldn't cut it, so he'd just have to be careful and hope things worked out alright.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "T'charrl had no clue to where the musician had gone until he was told he had been found much later, finding it most unusual. He didn't think it was possible to lose your way if you were invited to come to a city but then again it sounded as if the guy came without a guide and evidently ran into the same problem he did when he first arrived on the planet again. He really didn't know what to make of the highly aggressive stance the soldiers were taking here, especially to a man with a lute. He should probably talk to his father about that, but not just now. He was definitely not sure how that was supposed to be welcoming to travellers and not seen as hostile at all by the other kingdoms, even if they had a security problem with a few rebels here and there. Resting on a crutch he frowned as he stared at the musician, his eyes going to Takeshi momentarily before he looked back to the musician, giving a nervous smile. His mother definitely was one for granting mercy to those who deserved it, but he did wonder how the guards were after they were found out by her. Only hoping there was no bad blood between them he let out a sigh, slowly rubbing his head. \"I hope things are okay now, though. She, uhh…she's very good at showing why she's Queen\", he smiled nervously before frowning, \"I hope this hasn't soiled your desire to return here again. We're just getting over a rather large conflict and uhh, the extra security is necessary for a while…but you're welcome to stay in one of the guestrooms next time you come here! Your own personal guards too!\"\n\nShu didn't know what was going on but was keeping close to Takeshi, not entirely sure what to make of the Kaesstrian with the strange item. He hadn't seen anything like it before and was definitely curious, but not curious enough to try and touch it. If only he knew what its purpose was and why he had it, but maybe it was best that he stayed curious and didn't find out. He had so much to worry about and he was sure it was going to get worse, but luckily he was with Takeshi and hopefully that would be enough protection for him. He was a little tired but he could keep awake for his friend, not exactly used to how long the Kaesstrian days were. He was used to staying up until the sun went down and getting to sleep before any full moon decided to show itself. He really wasn't sure if this planet had a moon but he was not going to take any risks and go to sleep when he could. There was so much that frightened him and forced him to take precautions, but it was all for his own good and for the safety of others.", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "The musician was hardly going to hold what happened against these people, even if it was a bit nerve-wracking. It was nice to see the reports of this kingdom were wrong and the rulers were not in fact tyrants; speculation among other kingdoms said that Eslaria was unjust, and the recent uprising was an attempt at dethroning her, but in his time here she seemed anything but. T'charrl hardly came across as cruel either, though a touch unusual in both appearance and mannerisms. Then there were these three whom he traveled with, Saiyans as they were called. He'd never seen them before and they certainly looked strange, but he did his best not to stare. \"Returned? Returned from where?\" he asked, frowning confused. The Prince said this was his first time visiting another kingdom so if he hadn't gone there then where? What a curious adventure this was turning out to be, at the very least he'd have plenty of material for a few new songs. \"If I can say so, you couldn't have picked a better kingdom to visit! His Majesty is easily one of the kindest men out there, and he revels in celebrations and festivals. Our place is a place of merriment, and there's always something going on! Most people where I'm from are of the mind that life is short and sweet, and we should make the most of it that we can, so we do. You may as well enjoy yourself, yes?\"\n\n\"There's got to be a way to fix it, there's a way to fix everything. We just need to know where to look and what to ask for, you know? I'm sure we can figure it out.\" Maybe that was just his being hopeful, but there had to be a solution to all this. It was nearly four months after they had gotten away from father and still Shu was having problems, so obviously something needed to be done. Unfortunately for them the only person he could even fathom going to was Vegeta, someone who already had their hands full. Looking back at the little guy sadly Takeshi managed a smile, giving him a slight bounce before shaking his head. \"Vegeta will talk to you, we just never go see him is all. We can go and see him later like I said and I'm sure he'll help, all we need to do is ask.\" If Vegeta were to try and put it off Takeshi would hound him until he gave in, as there was no way this could wait any longer. As it was Shu struggled just to sleep, and who knows what not sleeping might cause the little guy down the road. Viral needed help, sure, but now that T'charrl was getting better and the Beastman was fairly stable there ought to be time for his little brother.\n\nKatas' building was just as he remembered it, and it was easier to find now that they realized it stuck out among the crowd of other buildings too. It seemed like the Queen had sent word of their arrival beforehand as the guards didn't give them any fuss this time around, promptly moving from the door and even opening it up for them. Glancing around the lobby Takeshi was surprised to see people from both cities here, a stark contrast to when it was just Upper City people before. The whole building itself just felt more alive, meaning there were likely tons more Kaesstrians working in here now. Sheesh, with so many men and women working away he couldn't even imagine what they might come up with, especially if Vegeta were guiding them. Their reason for being here wasn't to think about any fanciful new gadgets, not that Takeshi cared for them either way; Katas had a way for them to travel without needing to fly and they were supposed to be finding out what that was. Opting to avoid the elevator this time around Takeshi carried Shu over to the stairs, trotting up them slowly as they ascended to the man's floor. \"If it's really bad Shu we can leave the windows open or something,\" he offered, looking back at his brother again, \"You know... So it doesn't feel so cramped.\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "T'charrl really hoped things were okay, feeling fairly relieved that the man seemed to be fairly pleasant and happy. He was definitely not wanting to have the man go to his King and upset this apparently pleasant man, creating further tension and making everything go horribly wrong. Maybe there was something else he could do to try and ease tensions, possibly getting the soldiers trained properly to see the difference between a weapon and a lute for starters. He did wonder why they would think that was a worry, especially when the man probably came flying in plain view and if there was any sort of aggressive rebel heading their way why they would go for the one with the lute. Smiling nervously he looked away for a moment, rubbing his neck. \"Umm uhh, maybe it's something to talk to your King about, especially when it's apparently a big deal for everyone to know in my kingdom\", he spoke lowly, feeling a little too nervous to tell a stranger where he's been lately. It may had been a big deal to his parents, but it was something he'd rather reveal to someone in an authoritative position rather than be laughed at because they didn't believe him. \"Really? He sounds great. And nobody's ever tried to kill him?\" he asked before quickly shaking his head, \"Uhh I-I mean…well uhh, i-it's been a long war for my family and…I didn't mean any hostility, just not had a chance to experience such a life, is all. I'd love to have a life like that when I'm King…\"\n\nShu wasn't too sure whether Takeshi was truthful with that, but he was just hoping the nightmares would eventually go away on their own. If he didn't think about his experiences too much then maybe they would eventually disappear, but that would mean he would have to stay up for a few nights to full forget the memories. They always returned when he was in silence and sleeping so the solution he saw was to keep up; however, Takeshi would never let him and he would be called silly for thinking such a thing would help him. Squeaking when Takeshi bounced him he let out a groan, slowly rubbing his cheek against Takeshi. \"But if he's busy then he won't want to…\" he spoke lowly, \"Why not wait for Mister Viral to get better…? Maybe he'll see me then? I don't know…I'm not too good at thinking things…\" Hoping to recover from his sleepiness with Takeshi's help his eyes soon went to what was going on in the building, looking around slowly before looking down to the stairs as Takeshi climbed up them. Watching as they passed his vision he looked back to Takeshi upon hearing his suggestion, curious to how that might help. \"Ooh? Maybe…would it have windows?\" he asked before sighing, wrapping his tail around Takeshi, \"Can I hold you close to me when we go too…? It might move a lot and then it gets squishy and I don't like it when it gets squishy and movings much…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"I guess you get used to the war? We've not had one in my lifetime, but I've heard the kingdoms used to fight all the time. I would guess that since it was so normal no one ever really felt at ease, even when there wasn't fighting.\" Of course that was history, nowadays wars between kingdoms were quite rare; territories had been divided up evenly enough and everyone had enough to survive, so there was no real reason to fight one another. Just as well, Kaesstrians had made huge leaps in advancement since all of the warring had ended. Judging by some of the things he was seeing here there were even more improvements being made, some which he wouldn't have been able to fathom. To think a good many of these were coming about because of this eccentric man before them, and it was hard to believe he was head of technology development for the kingdom. Bowing his head politely to Katas the musician looked at the rest of the group, not sure if everyone was familiar with the strange man or not.\n\n\"Tested enough...? As I said there's only a 5% chance there would be a catastrophic failure, and I predict roughly a 17% chance of one of the engines failing, but those are worst case scenarios. If I've crunched the numbers correctly and followed the instructions your friend Vegeta left me then our vehicle should have in the area of 85-90% success rate...\" Katas took a pause as he began ascending the stairs, glancing over his shoulder with a sheepish smile, \"Er... To be fair those are the numbers he gave me, as far as I'm concerned it'll work, I don't know where he got those arbitrary numbers from. If you trust his word as much as mine then rest assured it'll work just fine.\" It should anyways, even if they hadn't given it a proper test run. Besides, should the vehicle fail it would hardly be a problem for people like them, seeing as everyone could fly on their own. While flying outside of the city was currently kept at a limit he didn't think anyone would be brazen enough to arrest the Prince or his Saiyan friends for doing so, nor would they take into custody an emissary from another kingdom. \"Ah, but who cares about statistics! It'll work, and you'll love it! One of a kind, truly, and built for just this occasion! Or... Technically it was built in order to survey the city from above without having to fly, but who cares about the particulars!\"\n\nHearing Katas talking about the vehicle they were taking had Takeshi all kinds of confused, not really having the faintest idea what they might be going in. Logically he figured it was some kind of flying vehicle seeing as it was on the roof, but why give them a vehicle that could fly when they themselves could do so? They had even been told not to fly, so wasn't this sort of breaking that rule? If this was what the Queen had in mind he supposed it was alright, as the alternative was doing the exact opposite and defying her... Bad idea. \"Vegeta will make time for you, I'll make sure he does. Even if it's only five minutes I'll make him see you,\" Takeshi said sternly, giving a nod of his head, \"If you want to stay up that's fine, but don't feel like you can't sleep if you need to. I'll be right here buddy, nothing bad is going to happen to you.\" Looking ahead at the doors at the top of the stairs he stopped, letting Katas open it up before ushering them outside. It was a little bright coming out of the dim stairwell, and as he stepped up onto the roof Takeshi looked around curiously, finally spotting what their vehicle was going to be. It certainly was nothing like he'd ever seen, only able to really compare it to a blimp. Only this blimp had wings, and what looked like a boat rudder. It wasn't all that big, maybe large enough to fit 10 people at most, and it didn't exactly seem to be built for comfort. Tilting his head to the side confused he approached it slowly, giving it a look over. \"So this is what we're taking...?\"\n\n\"Yes, isn't it amazing? Our very first airship! Granted this is essentially a prototype, and much smaller than I'd like the final products to be...\" Katas explained, beaming as he walked over to the ship. Letting out a happy laugh he spun around to face the group, holding his arms out as he got all excitable again. \"Just imagine! Ships as large as a building, built to carry 100, no, 200 people! One in every kingdom, transporting people to and fro on a daily basis! Think of the possibilities! It would be so easy for our people to see one another, we could get rid of this problem of isolation our race faces! Ideas could be shared, all of the world's greatest minds could collaborate! The possibilities are endless!\" They could still fly themselves, but that was both tiring and exhausting. Ships like these however were not only fast, but friendly to the environment and easy enough to create. Sure, making one on a grander scale may imply difficulties, but they would work around those. Ah, but he was getting carried away again! Lowering his arms to his sides Katas smiled eagerly, looking between the group, \"So then... Who wants to become the world's first airship pilot?\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "T'charrl didn't like it when it was the truth, knowing he was fighting his entire life. Even as a child he had to be careful incase he got stolen away so he grew up being pretty nervous about being on his own without a weapon. Now that he had hidden weapons and Ki to use he wasn't too nervous, but there would always be that time when he would be worried that he might get snuck up upon. If that happened now he would probably change, revealing to everyone the monster he is. Everything would be ruined if that happened and he would have to go into hiding and hope he was going to Space soon. There would be no way he would be able to live that down, at least not in this point in time. Being accepted as the monster he was would take a lot of work, especially if this would never be possible to reverse. His biggest problem was enjoying the power he gained, something probably from the very depths of his DNA he didn't even know he had. He was just getting nervous at this point, worrying that he might freak out in front of the King and ruin everything.\n\nNot sounding completely confident over the figure Katas was giving him he sighed and lowered his head, following after Katas nervously. He was always going to be seeing the terrible outcome no matter the possibility, especially when everything bad seemed to happen when he was around. He really needed to get his luck under control, hopefully before he set out again with his friends to fight their ultimate enemy. \"Well…if you think it will work, then I'll believe you. I just hope everything goes alright, that's all…\" He would certainly try to not think about it too much so if bad things happened he couldn't blame it on himself, even if the doubt was always going to be there. Moving along in nervous anticipation he looked up once they finally made it outside, feeling confused at first to what he was looking at. It sure was scary looking and so new to him, despite having rode in a ship into Space. If this was the future of his people he didn't know how he was supposed to react but it was certainly a sight to see. Looking between Takeshi, Katas and the machine he felt a little worried when the pilot was not made clear, instead one of them needing to play the pilot. Frowning, seeing Takeshi carrying a tired Shu around made him take into consideration his inability to pilot it and it would be too selfish to make the musician drive it. Sighing lightly he raised his claws. \"I'll pilot it, I suppose. I don't want to steal any glory, but it seems I must\".", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "T'charrl really didn't want to burden the others with flying this thing when they already had all of their own concerns or looked like they might not manage it. He didn't want any of them worrying that they might not understand the controls or if their language was being used specifically in the instructions, meaning they would have a hard enough time figuring out if something went wrong. There was always a great possibility of the worst happening, but he would try and make sure none of it did. The airship was fitted for Kaesstrian flight and he was the only other Kaesstrian that wasn't a guest so he would have to do it, frowning when Katas decided to make a fuss over it. \"Uhh, don't mention the travel thing?\" he muttered, giving a glance to the musician. Not everyone knew that he had gone to Space and he didn't really want the guy to be fussing over him upon that knowledge or falling into disbelief that he went. There was always going to be one non-believer, but he really didn't want it to start up anything that might sound like lying. Letting out a sigh he looked to the door, watching the ramp curiously before slowly following after Katas. The instructions sounded easy enough, but looking at the machine he had no idea how it might handle. \"I won't go too fast. If we go too fast we might fall to the ground faster than we can escape\", he sighed, shaking his head, \"I won't screw it up. I can't screw up this as well, you know…\"\n\nShu was rather curious over the large contraption, staring up at the strange beast he squeaked when the door opened, watching as the ramp popped out of it too. He didn't know what this machine was but it was a vehicle like everyone was saying, still making him feel nervous. If something bad happened then he didn't know what he'd do, but then again he was probably going to be able to blame his tiredness if that happened. Frowning, he looked to Takeshi when he spoke to him, his eyes soon looking around again to see the inside of the airship. He didn't know what to make of it only that it was a flying box this time, not one with wheels. \"Ooh, okay…\" he squeaked, slowly climbing off Takeshi and slowly walking around, staring at the seats at first before looking around at the roof and walls. He kept his hands close to his chest as if for comfort as he investigated, his feet shuffling and his tail low. He didn't know if it was going to be safe and would probably have to see how it handled in the air, his eyes going to T'charrl upon knowing he was going to be the one piloting it. \"…Maybe…it'll be okay for me…\" he spoke lowly, looking back to Takeshi, \"I still want you near me, if that's okay…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Oh I wouldn't worry too much about crashing! Even if you do lose control the air sac gives you enough support to prevent any sudden landings. It's not enough to keep you afloat on its own, but it's light enough you should just glide back down to the ground.\" There were a few flaws here and there, but they were minor and Katas didn't see the need to go over them as none were threatening. The next iteration of the airship wouldn't have such flaws, so this was essentially a trial run. Smiling excitably Katas waited until the last person was onboard before drawing up the ramp and shutting the doors, going back over to the control console. \"Let me see... There's the wings, the rudder, you can use that throttle to control speed... I think that's everything you'll need!\" he said, pausing before pointing at another knob on the panel, \"Oh, and that! Give it a good hard twist and pull, it'll release the anchor. It's a little heavy so do try not to drop it on any buildings, yes? Eslaria will have my head if we drop that through someone's roof! And frankly I like where my head is!\"\n\nThe airship was pretty neat and it would be fun using it, though Takeshi was still a little confused over the hypocrisy. If they couldn't fly why then were they taking a flying vehicle? Seemed like an awful lot of effort to go through to get them to come here, so maybe the intent to begin with was sending them out to test it. Hmph, he didn't like being someone's guinea pig, but now that they were here it would be silly to pass up giving it a go. With the ship as open as it was the older boy figured Shu would be okay on his own, at least for a short enough period to explore the ship some. Even with the vehicle being open the little guy wasn't having it, seeming just on edge the whole time. \"Hey, whatever you need buddy, you know that. It's not that bad though, is it? We're not boxed in or anything, and there's plenty of room to walk around on.\" Walking over to Shu he placed an arm around his brother's shoulders, pulling him close and smirking in his direction. \"Don't you think it's pretty neat? A flying vehicle! Well... Our ship's kind of a flying vehicle I guess, but this has wings. Don't see anything like that back on Earth do you?\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "T'charrl didn't think the controls were too difficult looking at them. If Kata's instructions were correct then he shouldn't have too much of a problem with these, his eyes scanning over them to memorise them. If something went wrong he was in charge of trying to set everything right, hoping he was up to the challenge. He hadn't ever had to do something like this before but he figured it was the same as learning how to use a weapon, only this one held people and was used for travel instead. Maybe it wasn't too much like a weapon, but he still had the full understanding that it was delicate and needed to be understood before it could be properly wielded. Slowly moving his crutches around he moved his other arms to the controls, feeling them out before looking to the strange handled one that Katas seemed quite enthusiastic over. Frowning he glanced over to him, sighing lightly. \"Wait, where do I land this thing when I get there? Do they know we're coming? What if they shoot at us and we have to land? I feel like I should know where I should put this thing when I get there…is there a radio in this…?\"\n\nShu didn't know what to think of the airship, finding it to be completely foreign in itself. He had never seen anything like this, just the floaty colourful things they had at the tournament and at that party for Viral so seeing them so massive and part of the vehicle certainly confused him. It worried him to a great extent, but certainly not as much as the thought of it having wheels and bobbing along on the ground at a high speed. Rubbing his hands together he looked up at Takeshi, frowning when he was pulled in before his eyes went around the vehicle, his feet shifting a little. \"Umm, a little neat. Bigger than the other one that is little too\", he muttered, remembering how cramped that one was, \"I've never seen anything like this before. Do those floaties hold us up…? What do the wings do? Aren't we too heavy? What happens if we're too heavy? Do we fall and get hurt real bad? I don't know if I can fly while falling, not had a lot of practice…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Katas couldn't contain his excitement, it was the maiden voyage of his first airship! While a far cry from the space vessels he hoped to build someday it was a nice start, and there were plenty of applications for something such as this. Did other kingdoms have anything similar? He wasn't sure, but if they didn't then this would be a crowning jewel for their own and he was thrilled by that. Having explained the controls as simply as he could he urged for T'charrl to start the vehicle, eager to see how it ran. Near instantaneously the ship came to life, and with a slight shudder it began to hum dully, signaling the engines and mechanisms inside were working as they should. \"Haha! Yes, yes it was! Splendid, it worked accordingly!\" Katas cheered, grinning as he clasped his hands together, \"Very splendid! Now easy on the throttle Prince! Just give it a little to start with, there's no reason to dive in head first. Remember, the throttle controls the wings, the levers the rudder and the pull cord releases the anchor! A very simply yet elegant design, I think you'll love flying it.\" He hoped so, it wouldn't exactly promote others to try piloting his crafts if the first pilot loathed the task. Worst case scenario he could always do the test flights himself he supposed, though the Queen may not be so keen on letting him fly off wherever he pleased.\n\nFor a second there it was almost believable Shu was going to hold it together, right up until the airship turned on. Really it was nothing more than just turning on a car, the noise and faint rumbling being pretty similar. That didn't keep the little guy from getting spooked though, and pretty soon he was latching onto Takeshi for dear life. Looking down at his younger brother he smiled exasperated, letting out a sigh before placing an arm around him again. \"It's going to be fine buddy, I keep telling you that. Once you get past the noise and a bit of shaking it's not bad, really.\" This was all being said of course without any idea whatsoever of how this vehicle of their was going to fly. Most everyone else was too mystified by the creation to be spooked, save for T'charrl who was a little bit uneasy just by turning it on. Maybe their friend wasn't the best choice for a pilot, though then again no one on board right now really was. This would be an awesome time to have Vegeta around, or Viral even. Glancing over at the benches Takeshi tried to get his brother over, figuring sitting down might make it not as scary for the little guy. \"It'll be like being in a boat, have you ever done that? Just imagine we're in a boat in the water and not the air, maybe that'll help.\"\n\nHaku wasn't totally sure what to make of the airship, only that he thought this was all a bit much. There really wasn't anything stopping them from just flying off themselves, and had they done that chances were they'd nearly be there by now. Instead of taking the obvious route they were trying out a rickety prototype of an invention, made perfect sense. Bracing himself when the machine came to life he looked over at Shu, slouching slightly and looking on baffled at how meek the kid was. He was pretty much a self-proclaimed coward and yet even he wasn't freaking out over this. T'charrl wasn't having the easiest time of it either, though Haku guessed it was more having to fly the ship. He wouldn't mind giving it a go himself, even if the most he'd ever really driven before was a bicycle back on Earth. Standing at T'charrl's side he looked over the controls curiously, having heard most of what was said between him and that weird alien. \"I can always do this if you don't want to...\" he said, feigning little care as he idly flicked one of the displays, \"I don't know what else I'll do during the trip anyways.\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "T'charrl wasn't as excited about this as Katas was, clearly, but he was still trying to be excited over something he had little understanding over. This was Katas's machine and the future of his people in terms of technology, giving it his care and attention. He didn't want to break anything and send his people back in terms of technological intelligence. Trying to calm down a little he looked to Katas who was fairly excited over all this, as usual. The guy never gave him any talking down to so that was encouraging, sort of. Smiling nervously he looked back to the controls, doing what he needed to do to get the machine moving. It sure was scary having to be the first pilot for such a massive machine and yet Vegeta and his pilots barely had a problem with driving a massive one. If his people were to advance he would need to be a good example for them to start off and hopefully be able to find a way to peacefully travel between kingdoms in a relaxed manner. Slowly moving the throttle's power up he sighed lightly as the airship managed to find the power it needed to feel stable, smiling a little when everything appeared to be going right. \"Love flying? Maybe, I mean… I already love flying with my own wings\", he spoke calmly, still trying to concentrate on getting it into the air first, \"Is this okay? I hope it is because I don't know what I'm doing completely…\"\n\nShu didn't like that noise, especially when it always reminded him of the vans on Earth. If this was going to be any different then he would definitely need to try and relax, hopefully not making T'charrl too nervous as well. Holding onto Takeshi he tried to calm himself, down, frowning when he mentioned the shaking. \"Really…? I hope so, I don't want to be frightened and tired…\" he spoke lowly, not quite over being spooked. Lowering his head he looked away, looking to the benches when Takeshi tried to lead him over in that direction. He didn't know if he wanted to let go of Takeshi but he probably should, even if it meant he might get thrown around the airship if something went wrong. Moving along with him he stared at the floor, hoping that keeping his mind off the fact that movement was inevitable. \"Ooh…a boat? No, not been in a boat\", he frowned, having to add it to one of the latest normal things he had never done in his life, \"I don't know how it'll help if I've never been on a boat…but water is kind of scary. Hard to swim! Don't know if I remember how to swim too…\"\n\nT'charrl was hoping he was getting it all correct, but there was only one way to see once he finally managed to get it flying and eventually landed in the other kingdom. Checking the rudder before finally moving his claws to the controls he jumped a little when Haku appeared out to the side, frowning when he decided to give the console a flick. \"Uhh, this ship was meant to be flown by my people and you're small like Shu\", he spoke quickly, looking back to the controls so he could bring the ship into the air, \"I have to do this if I am to be an example for my people to follow…and you being small wouldn't give you the reach, anyway\". He didn't trust Haku with piloting something as expensive as this, especially when he didn't seem to care all that much in the first place. He barely seemed to be enjoying the sights or participating in discussions so he figured his care level was near zero for actually being here to support him. \"Why don't you try talking to the others…?\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "T'charrl was sure he'd get the hang of it eventually and take-off was probably the hardest part of the journey, but not trying to think of the actual landing itself. If it was going to be shutting it off and dropping the anchor then everything should be fine, but if the airship required to be stationed on the ground then he was probably going to have some trouble with it. He had no idea whether they were to fly down and keep the ship stationary or actually land the thing while doing the reverse of what he was doing just now. Frowning a little he looked to Katas, not exactly happy to know that it wasn't weather-proof. \"Well, unless you smell a storm coming then maybe don't remind me of having to do that. I don't even know what to do if a storm comes\", he frowned, shaking his head, \"If a storm comes during this flight, I'm pretty sure the ship is doomed\". \n\nWith Katas giving him no further instructions he thought it was about time to get it finally flying. Looking to the wings quickly to make sure they were completely even he sighed, moving his claws to the steering and shifting a third arm over his crutch and to the throttle again. Glancing to Haku he frowned at his response, sighing lightly. \"'Anymore'? I'm crouching…\" he sighed, looking back to the controls, \"I'll call if I need any help, okay? If this airship is the future of my people then the first to pilot it should be a Kaesstrian\". He didn't want to sound mean but Haku was the one who was throwing his negativity at everyone else just because he wasn't happy. He should remind himself that they didn't need to take him along with them, especially after he tried to kill him. Once Haku had gone off he turned his full attention back to the controls, giving the throttle a good push before pulling at the steering, trying to get the airship flying. Luckily for him it was correct as the machine roared into life and finally rose up, alerting T'charrl. He wasn't used to controlling something this large nevermind one of the new vehicles his race had already gotten their hands on. Swinging the airship around as it rose up he looked to the console to direct him, hoping it was correct in its directions. Looking to the wings quickly to make sure they were alright he soon let out a groan, hoping they were supposed to move like that before he pushed forward, setting it on its way.\n\nShu didn't want to sleep, that was the only problem. His mind would still go after him in a nasty way and he really didn't want to have to be screaming on the ship and freaking his friend out. He wanted to be nice and quiet while his friend was driving so that maybe the trip would be nice and gentle. \"Ooh, but what if bad things happen…?\" he muttered, giving his eyes a quick rub, \"Maybe like Nimbus…ooh, but it's big and flat and not fluffy…\" He didn't know what to do about all of that or whether things would change just because he thought of something else while they were flying. Lowering his head a little he gasped when the airship jerked a little, signalling T'charrl's take-off. If this was going to be like this every time he was worried about how exactly he might handle this flying stuff. Getting all nervous again he glanced to Takeshi, giving a quick nod, \"M-Maybe, maybe…maybe there is water somewhere! Ooh, what if it's not safe…? Everything's so scary right now…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Oh it is not doomed! It may very well hold up during a storm too, we don't know yet. That's why this is a test flight,\" Katas said cheerfully, \"If you're worried about it though then set down the minute you think one's approaching and everything will be fine. It's all about caution here my boy, baby steps!\" If they rushed into the maiden voyage than the ship would surely fail, it just so happened that preparations had been handled for such a venture already. Placing his hands behind his back he bounced on the balls of his feet, waiting a bit impatiently as it was sorted out who would actually fly the craft. T'charrl sounded adamant about handling the task, much to the dismay of his young companion evidently; It was a Kaesstrian ship, made sense for one of them to pilot it anyways. With baited breath he waited only a moment longer until the vehicle finally took off, inciting a gasp of excitement from Katas. \"Brilliant, stupendous, wonderful!\" he exclaimed, laughing happily as he clasped his hands together, \"Have a safe trip boys! We'll be waiting to hear from you soon!\" Katas added, waving as the airship began to drift off. So it hadn't crashed right as it had taken off, that was a relief. Now hopefully the joints and everything else held up on the journey!\n\nThere really was no easy way to get Shu to relax here was there? If he was going to be stressed about this whole trip then so much for relaxing at all on the way there. \"Okay... So maybe it's not soft like a cloud, but it's the same idea... Kind of. Look, you want soft?\" The only thing he could think of doing was grab Shu and place him in his lap, which he did exactly that. It was better than sitting on the hard benches, and the little guy wasn't too big or heavy so putting him there wasn't a problem. Smiling hopefully now that his brother was perhaps more comfortable Takeshi gasped along with Shu as they shot up, albeit for a different reason. Having a certain spot uncomfortably compressed upon launch he let out a faint wince, leaning forward slightly as his eyes teared up some. Sheesh, he really wished they had some warning they were taking off! Squirming slightly in his seat the older boy looked back at Shu, smiling a little before patting his brother's head. \"Relax, the water is safe I'm sure. It's not going to be like Uuonoe where there was a giant fish trying to eat us, so calm down buddy.\" Honestly, what was scary about this? They all could fly, every single one of them, so it wasn't like having the ship fall out of the sky would spell the end of them. If Shu was so worried about falling out there were four people who could catch him, and that was provided he didn't just catch himself first. \"Look at it this way... Nothing can hurt us up here in the air, everything scary that might be here is way down below us. It's just me and our friends here now, nothing to worry about you know?\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "So everything was going to go wrong; first will be the storm, but right after that they would then fall out of the sky after they try to escape the tearing up of the ship. His kind weren't very good in storms and avoided flying when they happened so the musician and himself would probably be in trouble, especially when he didn't feel confident in using his Ki to fly in front of strangers. With the airship pushing up and his fear rising he tried to keep it moving and hope for the best and only hope that Katas was just trying to scare him. If he got hit by strong wind then he didn't know what he would do. Levelling out the airship he let out a sigh, trying to keep calm as well as keep his balance on his crutches. Things seemed to be going well and this wasn't too hard so far, at least when he put his worries aside for something other than crashing and burning. Too much was on his mind now along with everything else that was already bothering him so it was easily going to be a very tense trip despite the reassurance that the King was very pleasant.\n\nShu was not at all relaxed and was stressing out quite hard, but as Takeshi took him and placed him on his lap he looked to him curiously. He didn't know what he was supposed to feel but 'calm' came to mind, his tail curling around as if trying to take advantage of this moment of comfort. The airship had sprung to life by now and Shu was quick to feel fairly scared, grabbing hold of his tail as even Takeshi seemed to have an odd moment of worry for some reason. Feeling a little tense he raised his shoulders when Takeshi gave him a pat, his eyes going up to him curiously before he frowned. \"How can you be so sure?\" They hadn't found water yet and if the Kaesstrians were already hardy then there must've been a lot of dangerous creatures out there. It was something he learned from growing up in the wild himself and these guys certainly had a lot of nature all around them. Looking to Takeshi he frowned a little, sighing and looking away as he rubbed his eye. \"I guess so…I mean, Friend T'charrl is guiding us, right? Keep us safe…ooh, why am I scared of everything…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "The musician had just randomly started playing and in doing so he'd done them a great favor. T'charrl seemed to calm down ones the notes began flowing, and though perhaps against his will Shu finally managed to get to sleep. Takeshi watched his little brother during the entire duration of the trip, frowning every time there was the slightest twitch or uneasy movement. If he was having a bad dream then he'd hopefully get through it okay, they didn't want to wake Shu seeing how tired he was earlier. Eventually the younger Saiyan was moved to his brother's side, kept close enough so he had some comfort but at least he wasn't using Takeshi as a seat any longer. A good while had passed until the musician finally stopped his playing, and not long thereafter they had finally found what they were looking for. At least that's what the musician said, Takeshi couldn't see anything other than trees below them. Following their escort's instructions they gradually descended towards the ground, having to search a little bit for some open land to set down on. Small fields of grass broke up the forest here and there, and a pair of rivers seemed to encompass the area they were supposed to be visiting. But where in the world was the city?\n\n\"Uh... You sure this is the right place...?\" Takeshi asked, frowning as he peered over the side as best he could. It was hard to see much from the bench, and he didn't want to move what with Shu using his thigh as a makeshift pillow. Craning his neck unsuccessfully he let out a sigh, leaning back and scratching at his head. \"I kind of figured we'd see... Well, you know, a city. There's nothing but trees down there.\" He didn't think they were tricked or anything, but it was really confusing as to what was going on. Maybe the guy didn't want them landing in the actual city and they were going to walk the rest of the way in; considering that their ship was completely new to this world that wasn't such an unreasonable idea. If they were indeed at their destination then they should be ready to get moving which meant time to wake Shu up. Looking down at his brother Takeshi smiled, giving Shu a little shake before playfully poking at his nose. \"Hey buddy... Wake up, we're here,\" he whispered, giving his nose a second poke.\n\nIt was so nice to be back home, and so quickly too. If he had flown under his own power this might have been possible, but his wings would have hurt so bad they may well have fallen off afterwards. To think they had something like this, it really was a majestic invention. No doubt someone had seen them by now and word of an odd flying machine had been spread, so he wouldn't be terribly surprised if some guards met them when they did land. \"It is the right place, yes. Our city isn't the same as the one T'charrl is from; many cities on our world are different from one another, we're all like different cultures in that way,\" the musician answered, smiling as he walked over to the railing and looked down, \"It's what makes my job so much fun. I get to explore other kingdoms, see things few see and write songs about it. This little adventure of ours is certainly going to be one of those songs.\" Smiling thoughtfully the musician grabbed up his lute once more, strumming a few strings thoughtfully as he hummed under his breath. Lyrics would come in time, he'd have the chance to toy around with it some once they settled down.\n\nHaku was fair lost as to where they were too, even while looking over the rails. There had to be something down there and yet none of them could see a single thing. Canopies were too thick to peer through, and the fields were all empty for the most part. There was some weird colored grass in a couple of them, he wondered if they might be some kind of crop or just alien grass. Folding his arms on the railing he rested his chin on them, letting out a long sigh as he peered down. As far as his adventures went this was by far the most peaceful, and boring. He wasn't craving a battle or anything like that but he just wasn't used to so much casual time, it was odd. In fact the amount of time the Princes and their friends spent doing basically nothing was strange considering everything going on around them, it was like they were ignoring it or something. Shrugging the thought off for now Haku pushed away from the railing, going over to see how T'charrl was doing with the landing part. He'd managed to fly them here with no problem, but now came the landing which was supposed to be the trickiest part. \"Do you remember what the weird guy said to do?\" he asked, looking over the controls curiously.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Shu wasn't able to keep awake throughout the trip and was out like a light throughout the majority of the trip. He was completely out cold and remained all curled up, twitching and groaning every so often. He would hold his tail sometimes and rub his feet together, certainly appearing restless yet in deep slumber. To be able to nap like this was rare for Shu but he certainly needed it, his mind unable to rest under his own command. Remaining all curled up even after Takeshi moved him, he let out a little squeak when Takeshi shook him, his eyes closing tighter for a moment as Takeshi poked his nose. Groaning lightly he curled up tighter, remaining asleep until Takeshi poked his nose again, gasping as he woke up suddenly. Squeaking as he flinched awake he pulled back, looking around hastily before realising it was Takeshi who did that. Staring up at him he squeezed at his tail, trying to focus his eyes on him as he woke up some more. \"Ooh, what happened…? Were we going to play…?\" he asked up, giving his eyes a rub, \"Where are we…? I didn't mean to close my eyes, really…\"\n\nT'charrl had calmed a little by the time the musician finished his music but he still had to deal with the stresses that were to come. He didn't know what he was supposed to do when he got there other than the reverse of what he did to lift off. He needed to find somewhere to land the machine and could only hope there was somewhere that might be pretty obvious, but upon seeing the kingdom it was very difficult to see anywhere that might be a good landing spot. They certainly took advantage of the trees this time round and seeing how they were everywhere he couldn't tell where he might be able to land. He didn't have a great vantage point either considering where he was standing, especially when he didn't have someone who knew the area well enough to help him land. Looking to the musician he frowned a bit at his reaction, not getting a very good answer to what he was needing. Hearing him, it didn't sound like he knew where to land either, or maybe he didn't care too much and just wanted to do what any other passenger would do. Sighing lightly he looked to the console for any clue, frowning when Haku decided to ask him something that wasn't particularly helpful to him. \"I remember…but I can't see anywhere to land\", he spoke, frowning as he looked around, \"I can't see very well and there's no point on stopping too far away from the King's palace. Can you see where the King might stay at all? It'll look like a largest building, probably a decorated garden of some sorts too…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Shu didn't know what was going on or whether he was actually awake but things were definitely different, a numb feeling in his legs gradually disappearing as he regained his ability to walk. He was really worried that he was still asleep and that Takeshi was part of his dream, thankfully he wasn't and nothing bad was going to happen to him too. Yawning into his arm he tried to wake up some more, looking up to Takeshi with some mild confusion, \"Ooh, really…? So nothing bad…? That's good, I was scared for a second…\" He didn't know what he had to be scared of but it was definitely an aftershock from his unwanted nap. He didn't even know what happened in his dream to give him such a reaction, but he was going to have to forget about it if he was going to recover. Giving his tail a squeeze he gave a smile, not feeling completely sure about his location either. \"The King guy? I think I remember that\", he nodded, looking to the railings curiously all while feeling a little worried that he might fall down. Watching Takeshi curiously he tilted his head, slowly moving off his seat and wandered over towards Takeshi, keeping close to him as if afraid that he might fall. Staring down over the edge he gazed curiously at the trees and grass, finding it completely fascinating how different they all were compared to where T'charrl lived. \"Ooh! Colours! More colours! Where the buildings? Those trees are funny. Why are they a funny colour?\"\n\nT'charrl didn't have a clue to where he was supposed to land or whether he was anywhere near the palace itself. He didn't want the airship to get damaged while he was away speaking to the King so it was vital that he got it settled somewhere where he could get to it quickly. It would be disastrous if he couldn't look after the ship, especially when it was his people's first one. Looking around for a possible landing place he frowned when he couldn't see anything resembling a palace, looking to Haku to see if he could see anything. Didn't sound as if Haku knew where to land either, frowning a little when he didn't find anything either. Frowning at the musician's answer he looked down again to try and see it himself. He didn't know what he was talking about but if there was something down there then he had to take his word for it. Looking around curiously he gasped when the musician immediately proclaimed where to land, looking to the field. \"Uhh, okay. I suppose I should risk it. Mother would kill me if someone stole this…\" Spinning the airship around he headed it off towards the field, trying to slow down the airship. \"Okay…well, hopefully they don't think you're lying. I'm not exactly dressed in anything to say I'm a Prince. Just…hold on a minute, I've got to try and get this thing positioned correctly…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"I have no idea where he is, I don't know where anyone is down there... Or anything,\" Takeshi said, frowning as he narrowed his eyes, \"It's got to be hidden somewhere, maybe that's it. It could be some secret city, sort of like how T'charrl's is underground, you know?\" That was the only logical explanation here, there were no buildings or anything for them to see. Tilting his head in confusion he glanced back at Shu, shrugging his shoulders before smirking. \"I don't know, maybe they're just weird? Maybe it's something in the water? You're asking the wrong guy buddy.\" Someone could probably give them some long winded, convoluted explanation explaining exactly why the leaves were a certain color, and why they were all so big and whatever but he didn't particularly care. Overhearing what was being said about the city Takeshi raised an eyebrow, peering back down at the trees and leaning over the rails slightly. \"City in the trees, huh? Sounds cool,\" he mumbled with a smile, \"Maybe they'll like you Shu, since you lived in the trees and all. I bet their city is a little nicer than... Er... What the heck did you use to live in? Or did you just sleep in a tree all plain and with nothing?\"\n\nSetting down in that field shouldn't be an issue, no one had used it for some time now. They cycled through fields after all to keep fertility high, and while he hardly kept track of that information he remembered it'd been put out of use just last year, meaning it would be some time until it was used again. In short it was just a patch of grass, no one would be offended if they landed there. Feeling quite excited at returning home the musician smiled up at T'charrl, not worrying as much as the Prince was by a long shot. \"No one will steal it, I promise! Even if someone did try I doubt they could fly it either,\" he remarked, chuckling to himself, \"And they'll believe me, I would have no reason to lie to them, yes? Just be at ease young Prince, you're amongst friends here!\" You really needed to do something quite nasty to be scrutinized in this kingdom, and thankfully the number of malicious people here were few and far between. Something like what had happened in Eslaria's kingdom was unheard of here, at least it had been for a good many years. Bracing somewhat as the ship began to descend towards its destination the musician eased himself over towards the edge again, looking around curiously to see if anyone was coming their way. \"Do we wait here for someone to arrive, or just go ahead into the city? I don't imagine it'll cause any problems if we go and explain ourselves.\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Shu didn't know what to think of the area but he really did like all the trees, feeling fairly at home even though it was a completely foreign world. If these trees were a home to someone then that made him feel fairly happy by default, but he didn't like how high he still was and did want to get down from the airship and get among the trees. It would make him feel a lot better automatically if he was on the ground where the trees were rather than in the air like this. Squeaking as he pulled back away from the edge he looked up at Takeshi, tilting his head curiously. \"Secret city? Ooh, very secret. No tell anyone\", he muttered, looking back down at the trees. He couldn't see anything so it was definitely a secret, making Shu smile at the thought that there were many people down there. Bouncing on his toes he kept his fists close to his chest, looking to Takeshi curiously when he asked him a strange question. \"Ooh? Got leaves, made bed in trees\", he spoke, making patting gestures in front of him, \"When it rain, go into middle of treetop with many branches! Big leaves for cover, move under lots of branches and leaves…ooh, it lasted a long time or until attack! It was nice, but wet and frightening…\"\n\nT'charrl wasn't sure how he would handle the landing, especially when he wasn't going to get it right the first time. Everyone was going to be nervous while he tried to land, even if he knew how to do it after being told. He had been going over in his mind how to do it and trying to think it through the entire time he was flying, but that didn't mean he was going to be able to nail it first time round. \"Uhh, if you are so sure. I mean…strange vehicles would get looked at by someone and that someone might have some strange interest in them that I don't wish they'd have\", he sighed, feeling doubtful but trying not to suggest that he saw everyone in a negative light. He had a hard time trusting outsiders but that was natural to him, especially when he had been hunted for so long. Pulling the airship's controls he slowly tried to manoeuvre around to the field, getting ready to shut everything off and drop the anchor seeing how there was nobody down there. \"They might already be on their way so maybe we should wait…get a proper escort too\", he sighed, finding this all difficult to concentrate on while trying to make a decision like that, \"Think they'll be kind since we have new technology? If this returns with holes in it, I'm going to be in all sorts of trouble…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"I'm sure they have food Shu, they have to eat too,\" Takeshi said with a smirk, \"I bet if we ask nicely or whatever they'll give us something, if they're half as nice as this guy is making them out to be.\" It would be a big change of pace if these folks actually turned out to be nice, most everyone they met nowadays were real assholes. Hopefully their homes weren't like what Shu was describing his to be, made all of sticks and leaves. If they were that primitive or simple then he wasn't so sure he wanted any of their foods. Glancing over at his brother he raised an eyebrow, reaching out and ruffling Shu's hair with a small laugh. \"Yumi thinks you're cute with or without the hair, just because you're little. And who cares what our dad thinks? He's a jerk, I don't even waste energy thinking about him, he's not worth the trouble. Let's just focus on being here and having fun, you know?\" Their dad probably thought nothing good of them and that was fine, Takeshi couldn't find it in himself to care. He had family and friends around him now, people whose opinions he valued and those were the ones he would bother concerning himself with. \"You're my little brother, and everyone's friend, and a Saiyan-human... Monkey... Kid... Just remember the first two and you'll do fine!\"\n\nAh, the musician hadn't considered people following behind them. As he'd looked around on the way here however he'd not noticed anyone following along. Granted he was a simple musician, not someone trained in tracking someone or keeping an eye on them. If someone had indeed tried following and he was the lookout then there may be someone here, but the company in which he was kept didn't make him very worried about that. \"You're a strong boy, and your friends seem strong too. Anyone who tries to hurt you won't have an easy time of it! We'll be careful, and the guards will keep you safe in the city, so do not worry Prince.\" No one would be harmed under His Majesty's roof, and the city was fairly secure for where it was located. Watching as the anchor dropped out and landed on the turf with a thud the musician smiled sympathetically, glancing back over at T'charrl. \"I don't feel that way but I understand. Just know you're among friends here, and no one will do you harm. I'm sure the King will do everything in his power to make your stay a nice one, so please do try to enjoy yourself! Also... I'm thinking it might be best if I go ahead a bit, just to see if there are guards coming. I can explain to them who you are and we'll escort you to the palace, if that's okay?\"\n\nHaku didn't mind the idea of heading up on ahead much either as he was getting bored just sitting around constantly. The city probably wasn't all that far off and they would end up sitting more at the palace, but he'd leap at the chance to move around even if only for a moment. The Princes were preoccupied chatting away between themselves and the musician might want an escort himself, just to be safe. Haku hadn't seen anyone tailing them on their way here but you couldn't be too careful, especially not when you figured soldiers here knew how to hide and stay out of sight. \"I'll bring you to the city, if you want. I've got nothing else to do,\" Haku offered, shrugging as he looked towards the ever-approaching ground. \"Unless you want to just go ahead on your own, that's fine too. I don't care either way.\"\n\nWhat an odd way of asking to tag along, the boy could have just said it outright. The need for an escort when so close to the city really wasn't needed, but if the boy wanted to play the part then far be it from him to deny that. \"I suppose someone should come along, just so I have proof that we have visitors,\" he mused, tapping his chin with his thumb. Not expecting it to happen to soon the musician then gasped when the ship abruptly touched the ground, stumbling and near falling over in the process. It wasn't necessarily a rough landing but an unexpected one, and it showed in his trying to right himself. Smiling sheepishly at being surprised he chuckled, spreading his wings and simply flying off of the airship, hovering just beyond it. \"Shall we then?\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Shu had all sorts of thoughts running through his head along with all of the confusion that he was supposed to be getting over from when he was sleeping. Even if he couldn't remember much from his dream it was still bugging him considerably, probably giving him the negative thoughts. He was woken up in the middle of his dreams so it was probably still lingering, but he didn't know how to combat it. Rubbing his eyes slowly he let out a sigh, slowly looking up at Takeshi with a little smile he raised his shoulders when Takeshi ruffled his hair. He didn't know if he should care about what his father thought about him or not, he really didn't understand Saiyan culture or if the father was supposed to not care about his children but it seemed to be the case. \"Ooh, I guess! I just don't know why he doesn't like you or me. I don't know what Saiyans think at all…\" He sighed, pulling at his shirt a little. He really wanted to know where his place was in the universe and if it wasn't with the Saiyans or the Humans then he had no idea where he was supposed to belong. He didn't belong to his own clan either, what with them all not liking him. Sighing lightly, Shu looked back up to Takeshi, staring at him for a moment before giving a nod, looking like he was having a hard time getting around that statement. \"Okay, I'll try! People like me! Your brother and friend of friends…ooh, it can be hard sometimes. Didn't have to think about it so much before…\"\n\nT'charrl just needed to completely stop the ship now that it was stabilised and anchored, easy enough compared to how it had to start up and how much he had to concentrate to drive it. He really did wonder what made this thing work and was curious about its possible duration when flying to further away places, whether it could even fly around the world in one go. That would be something, especially when his kind didn't travel all that far between clans and cities. It was always very difficult to travel and usually involved months of planning in advance, but even then his race wasn't heavily populating the planet like the Humans seemed to back on Earth. Sighing once it finally landed he turned everything off, his claws going for his crutches immediately so he could lean on them. Turning to the musician he smiled a little, shaking his head. \"Can't say I'm very strong, especially right now…but, uhh, yeah. Uhh, you sure you'll be alright going to the city yourself from here? They might get suspicious\". Certainly in a position to wonder whether the musician would become a suspect over the appearance of the airship it was just his luck that Haku decided to offer an escort, turning to him before nodding. \"Uhh, sure. Yeah. Just don't be mean to them. We'll just wait here. Still not really sure how to lock this thing so nobody can take it…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Shu just wanted to find somewhere where he belonged. All of his life he had been in between worlds and belonged nowhere, feeling detached from everyone else and unable to interact properly with others. He was scared that he wouldn't find somewhere to go if he got lost and be able to fit in there for a while, possibly finding that they would look down at him for being what he is and questioning what he was. It made him feel scared that if he ever got separated from his brother and friends that he would be treated like an animal and stuffed into a box again for not being 'obedient'. Sighing a little as he lowered his head he scratched it gently, feeling a little sad still but trying to get over it. \"I just wonder if Mother meant to abandon both of us for someone else to take us. Maybe Father was too bad to Mother and she no want us no more\". There were certainly a lot of questions that needed answered but he worried that he would never get any of them answered at this rate, instead left to question everything that was himself. Looking to his friend T'charrl he gave a little smile, trying to cheer up. \"Yeah…okay! Friend been busy, yes? Not really seen because sleepy\".\n\nT'charrl didn't mind Haku taking the musician too much, but it meant having to trust him that he'd do the right thing and not end up getting in trouble because of his attitude. It wasn't so much Haku getting into trouble that worried him, but rather him getting the musician into trouble just for being around him while he was going off on a rant because something didn't go his way. Sighing lightly when they headed on out he gave a glance to Takeshi and Shu, frowning a little before looking away, giving his head a rub. He didn't want to hold them back from going anywhere, especially when they were fully able and free enough to make their own decisions. They didn't need to stay behind if they didn't want to, especially when there was a whole city for them to check out. It wasn't as if the Kaesstrians didn't know what Saiyans were, seeing how the thought of aliens landing on their planet even for a brief length of time was incredibly fascinating. \"You two can go explore, you know. I just need to wait for the guards, it's really no big deal…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Takeshi didn't much mind waiting with T'charrl on the ship, it wasn't like they were in any big rush anyways. He'd much rather stay at his brother's side than go running off with the musician anyways, and Shu probably wasn't up for going on a trip just yet. Hopefully the little guy perked up some once they were actually in the city, he was pretty low energy and glum right now. Hearing what Shu had to say he smiled slightly, not so certain how to go about answering that. Technically their mother did abandon them, but they didn't know why that was; their father could have forced her to or something bad may have happened. Whatever the case was Takeshi liked to think they hadn't just been outright abandoned and they might see her again sometime. \"I'm sure mom wants to see us, don't be silly. We just have to find her, I doubt she knows where we are,\" he said confidently with a nod, \"I mean look at us, we're flying through space, you know? If she's just a human there's no way she could know where we've gone.\" \n\nWatching as Haku and the musician flew off Takeshi found himself a seat on the rails, content to wait for the guards or someone to come get them. T'charrl didn't sound to thrilled about their hanging around though, probably worried he was inconveniencing them or whatever. Smiling over at their friend he gave a dismissive wave of his hand, placing both then on the rail as he swung his legs idly. \"We can explore when you're all set too, the city's not going anywhere. We're not going to leave you alone buddy.\" Besides, T'charrl was pretty much the only guy these people would probably know, so wandering off on their own without him was going to just cause all sorts of headaches. It would be cool too to share the whole experiencing the city for the first time with their friend, it wasn't like any of them had been here before. \"So what do you guys think it's like? The city?\" Takeshi asked, glancing in the direction the others had gone, \"It looks like it's all hidden away, maybe it's underground like yours T'charrl? Or maybe it's really just hidden, I want to know. I hope it's cool!\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "T'charrl certainly didn't want to stop them from having a look around while he waited around for some people to come and find him in an attempted arrest, especially now that the musician had gone and wasn't going to defend him if they got aggressive with him. He would be fine with that, but it would just inconvenience everyone else. He was worried that they would get in trouble with him and he certainly didn't want to sour their view of his world anymore compared to the experience they had before. They were supposed to be on holiday and enjoying themselves. Frowning a little his eyes went to the ship's exit he let out a sigh, looking back to Takeshi and Shu. \"Well…I guess if you say so. I mean…it's not that I don't want you to, just I don't want to stop you from having a look yourself. My people know about Saiyans and probably know you weren't aggressive\". Not entirely sure whether he was boring his friends, he hoped they weren't just hanging around him to make sure nothing bad happened to him, even if it would be handy to have them around just incase. \"The city? Uhh, no, it's not underground. At least it doesn't feel like it's underground…\" he sighed, looking around as if expecting to see something, \"Uhh, if it's any hint…the Kaesstrians that live underground like me are dark coloured. You can tell whether someone lives underground or not just by their colour. I just want to know how long I'll be here for. It feels weird being in a foreign kingdom…\"\n\nShu didn't know how he was supposed to deal with his mother once they finally wished for her to come back, finding it generally hard to figure out how he was supposed to react to a family member that wasn't Takeshi. It was easy for Shu to get used to Takeshi when they met without knowing they were brothers, but it was up to his mother whether she wanted to know him or not. To think that someone wouldn't want you was something he had gone through with his entire life, probably Takeshi too. Sighing a little he gave Takeshi a nod, smiling slightly at the thought of Space. \"I really do like the travel…\" Thinking about all the planets he'd seen he gasped out of his thought process, looking to T'charrl curiously before giving a smile, bouncing on his toes. \"I really hope it's nice! I love trees! Trees are my home!\" he chirped happily, clapping his hands, \"They're so fresh and fun to climb! Fruit too and homes…I do love fruit…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Haku was eager to get back into the city, and maybe this time he could actually have a look around it. As of late he was following the Princes around like a dog but at least that meant he could be out and about; they were in a new city, and maybe while the others were off playing diplomat he could wander around a little. There was enough in that place for everyone to be excited about, Shu in particular he figured. Trying to be friendly and strike up a little conversation he frowned when the other boy hardly seemed happy about it, sighing before shrugging his shoulders. \"I know you like fruit, everyone knows that, and there's tons of it back in the city,\" he explained, glancing back over at Shu. He was near about to make a biting comment about never having a conversation but opted to clam up, not wanting to ruin things for himself. Figuring the other boy was just going to go wherever Takeshi was anyways his sharing anything was probably a moot point. Couldn't say he didn't try being friendly though.\n\n\"Oh... Uh... Please don't take our insistence the wrong way, Prince! We're just very busy men, and we're all on duty,\" one of the other guards chipped in quickly.\n\n\"Yes, we do apologize, but we're all supposed to be on patrol. We just happened to be the closest group to come and fetch you, you see.\"\n\nThe head guard smiled and nodded in agreement with his companions, looking back up at T'charrl when they were through. \"Flying won't be a problem, we were going to ask about that in fact. Er...\" he began, pausing as he looked at the ship, then Shu and Takeshi before finally back at the Prince. \"How do we explain all of this...? That machine of yours... We have no idea what it is, and your friends... What are they?\" Hopefully that wasn't coming across as rude, but none of them had any idea what they were dealing with really. Even the Prince seemed different, this certainly was going to be an unusual visit. None of them seemed to be a threat however, at worst they were a little difficult perhaps if Haku was any indication. Spreading his wings the guard motioned for the others to get in the air, gesturing for the Prince to follow them. \"If you and the others are ready we could be going now. I can see if someone can come along to look after this... Ship, if you'd like.\"\n\nWell this was nice, a bunch of guards that didn't want to kill them! As far as first impressions went these guys were doing a better job of it than T'charrl's people had; to be fair T'charrl hardly had control over those jerks who they'd first met. By what little he could overhear it sounded like things were being hurried along, but at least they weren't being rude about it. \"If there's fruit in the city I'm sure you've got no problem going there now,\" the older boy joked, smirking at Shu as he nudged his shoulder, \"Come on buddy, let's get going. We don't want to keep the King waiting, you know?\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Shu didn't know how to act around Haku, especially when he was a bully most of the time. He didn't like him and vice versa so talking to each other was definitely awkward. He was a little afraid of talking to people who didn't like him, especially when he was a nervous kid around strangers to begin with. It was difficult seeing beyond that nervousness unless he was confident that he wasn't going to get bad thoughts directed his way. Pressing his fingers together he made a glance towards the ramp, trying to think about what was being said rather than who was saying it. \"Lots of fruit? That sounds…really great. I can't wait to see the city…\" he spoke lowly, pressing his index fingers together, \"I'm really excited about it…\"\n\nT'charrl didn't really want to deal with these people all that much, probably because they were trying to hurry him along and were obviously noticing his strange looks. Their nervousness spoke more words than they were managing to blabber. He didn't want to seem rude but he did wonder whether these guards held any authority with the way they were acting, but that was all probably due to their lack of battle when there was obviously no conflict to fight in and become trusty warriors. Frowning a little he shook his head, not finding a reason for them to try and explain themselves. \"You're guards and I was wanting guards. To get called to duty shouldn't be frightening\", he sighed, looking around the ship. Their biggest issue appeared to be this as well as their friends, frowning a little at their wording. \"'They' are Saiyans from Outer Space. They helped save me and my kingdom\", he spoke calmly, \"This machine is an invention built in my kingdom to help us with transport to faraway lands without sacrificing our wings for it. It's something for your King to know more about. If I could get a few people to watch over my airship, then that would be great, thank you\". Moving around the guards he soon stopped, taking his crutches in hand and immediately started to fly, using his wings rather than Ki to fly. These guards already seemed freaked out and would probably freak out even more if they saw him flying around like the Saiyans. Turning in the air he faced the airship, waiting for his friends to get going.\n\nShu didn't know how to take this many guards all in one place, finding it a little intimidating even if they weren't dangerous. He didn't like crowds of people who bore weapons, even if they weren't hostile. Looking to his friend he squeaked when Takeshi spoke to him, almost stumbling when he was nudged. \"Ooh! Yeah…uhh no, I don't have a problem!\" he squeaked, shuffling his feet a little before quickly looking to T'charrl and the guards, frowning a little, \"Umm…can you fly me with you? I don't want to fall and get lost or slow everyone down because I can't fly very good…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Takeshi was torn between wanting to help Shu and making him help himself; either way it wasn't going to be easy, but they couldn't keep just bouncing between the two. Sooner or later Shu did need to be come self-sufficient, unless the older boy was okay with having to watch over his brother for their entire lives. Much as he loved the little guy that wasn't going to happen, he needed his space now and again. Smiling back at Shu sympathetically he set his brother down, placing a hand on his shoulder and giving a thumbs up. \"Hey, I was a follower too. I used to follow my master everywhere, and after that I followed some other people for a bit too. Eventually you just get tired of being a follower though, you know? You just got to decide to start and that's it. I'll help ya, but I can't make you do it on your own, get it?\" Everyone else could pitch in too whenever they had the chance, the more support Shu had for this the better. And who knows, maybe being more capable by himself would help him deal with his issues a little. Though they still did need to talk to Vegeta, something that Takeshi still had yet to do today. Maybe if they got a free moment while here at the palace he could slip away and try calling in, see if the guy had a minute to do some work for them.\n\nTalking with the guards was a bit awkward, though Menma knew they would be this rigid from the get-go. Off duty this pair were friendly and fun to chat with, he'd had many evenings down at one of the local bars drinking fermented honey with them, a fact they likely wanted to be kept secret in front of visitors. While on the job however they could be real sticks in the mud, taking their posts a little too seriously. Smiling nonetheless as the pair opened up the doors he ushered everyone inside, following alongside T'charrl on the way in. Looking up at the Prince curiously he chuckled sheepishly, giving a shrug of his shoulders before turning and watching the doors close again. \"The King is plenty friendly, but they're just serious about their job, that's all. I promise that's going to be the most unpleasant experience you'll have while here. And we do have visitors occasionally, but not that often to say its regular. He always remains polite to guests though, even ones who don't show it back, so you'll be just fine!\" \n\nPeople sure were on point today with seeing to guests, as in no time at all they were quickly confronted by one of the King's aides... Or rather, a pair of aides. Twins by the looks of them, young girls if Takeshi was guessing right. Definitely ladies, he'd managed to sort out the whole gender difference at this point to know that much. Both were wearing some colorful gowns and had a sort of tiara or some such on their heads, gods know why. By some standards they might be pretty, though he was having issue getting past the whole their being insects part to appreciate anything about them. Smiling slightly it was his turn to get behind his brother, shuffling over to Shu some and putting a hand on his shoulder. \"So this is a little weird... Just two twins popping out of nowhere...\" he whispered, squirming slightly as he saw their antennae twitch. He was fine with everything while they were moving about, but now that they were at a standstill and in the thick of things he was acutely aware of what kind of people were here. \n\n\"Hi there people, you must be the Prince and his friends!\" the girl on the left said, smiling brightly as she stood on one foot and stretched an arm into the air.\n\n\"We're Seeta and Reeta, and we're here to welcome you to the palace!\" the other girl added, copying her sister as they held each other's hands for support. Then, in unison they both said, \"We hope you'll enjoy your time here!\"\n\nMenma smiled amused at the pair of twins, though not necessarily because of their antics. Behind them a third Kaesstrian had come along, one who was fairly tall and thin. Looming over the twins he cleared his throat, startling both as they jumped a little before looking behind them. \"I think your father is going to take it from here, girls.\"\n\n\"I am, thank you girls. Go on back to playing,\" the man said, smiling amused as both girls pouted, \"You don't want my job anyways, you never get to play with dolls and you can't wear whatever clothes you want. It would be so disappointing. now go on, go play.\" Chuckling as they each hugged one of his legs before running off the Kaesstrian smiled at the group, placing one hand over his chest as he bowed to them politely. \"Sorry about that, they love meeting new people. My name is Pyrus, and I'll be helping you around the palace during your stay. I hope getting here wasn't too much trouble?\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Shu didn't know whether he was doing good by being a follower rather than trying to take over the position of leader, especially when he probably wasn't a very good one. The only way he knew how to become a leader was to fight the current leader figure but he wasn't going to be able to do something like that, especially when they were all his friends. He saw himself as the lower ranking member in the group, seeing how small he was and how much knowledgeable everyone was compared to him. He just didn't understand everything they did and it frustrated him sometimes, but it was a lot easier to handle if he didn't think of himself as in charge of anything. \"I guess…but I'm no good at being leader. No good at making decisions too, always get distracted by everything! Everything so nice everywhere and…it's just hard to focus. Everyone's so much more smarter than me too! Best not to be a leader\".\n\nT'charrl didn't know why the guards would be so aggressive towards him when it was declared that he was a Prince, especially when it was something that could hurt their country's relationship if his mother ever heard how he was belittled and spoken down to despite his royal title. Letting out a sigh when he decided to dismiss it he looked to Menma with a frown, feeling unsure as to whether they were just showing off or were actually fully capable of protecting their King. \"Is the King a warrior too, per chance? I mean…my kingdom's dictation relies on the strongest being the one to rule over as both a ruler and a protector\".\n\nBefore he could find a way to settle into the palace to find the answers he was looking for from Menma it was the strangest sight that put him off questioning the King's position anymore, his eyes going to the twins who were quick to greet them. He didn't expect them to be the ones to greet him and was expecting someone a little older and professional. Watching the twins curiously he gave a little wave when they introduced themselves, not finding it terribly encouraging that they were doing this. \"Uhhh…that's right…\" he muttered before noticing the large man approach them, staring at him curiously before giving a glance to Menma. He wasn't exactly sure how he was supposed to approach this anymore when it seemed the family were a lot more carefree, even this man was confusing him. If this was the King then he was going to end up feeling intimidated just because of how he acted and how he looked. Frowning slightly he gave a little bow to Pyrus, keeping his head low as he balanced on his crutches. \"Uhh no, no it wasn't. We were just a little late, that's all\", he spoke calmly, looking up again, \"I-I'm Prince T'charrl. I came to this kingdom on a few requests from my mother, Queen Eslaria\".\n\nShu was a little unsure about the twins and did give them a good staring at before looking back to Takeshi, feeling confused over him moving behind him. He didn't think they were that bad, but he did think they were a little weird for Kaesstrians. \"Ooh! What? It's not weird if they were there the entire time\", he spoke before giggling, bouncing on his toes, \"They like your friends! Same looks, yes? Different aliens, though. I don't know what I would do if I had someone who looked like me…it would be weird!\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Shu wasn't quite getting it, or Takeshi wasn't phrasing it right. Smiling exasperatedly the older boy rubbed at his head, placing a hand on his hip as he let out a sigh. \"I don't mean you've got to lead everyone, I just... You know, be your own person. Instead of relying on us for things you should try to learn how to do a lot on your own,\" he explained, \"Here... How about we do this. Every time I do something you're not super sure about ask me, okay? I'll try explaining whatever it is so you know how to do it. That way I'm not trying to come up with stuff to teach you, and you get to learn whatever you want. It's a win-win situation, right?\" Only not a second after he'd shared that idea did Takeshi find a problem with it; Shu had a lot of questions normally, and now the little guy was given permission to basically blurt them all out. If he knew his brother as well as he thought he did then he'd best be prepping for an onslaught of questions for the next couple of days. Chuckling uneasily as he thought about it Takeshi shook his head, trying not to back out of an offer he'd only just made. \"We can make you a hell of a lot smarter in no time if you want, you just need to do a ton of reading and... Wait... Do you know how to read?\"\n\n\"His Majesty isn't a warrior, at least not anymore. He hasn't fought since the last time the kingdoms waged war, you see, so he's been rather peaceful since then.\" The musician had to stifle laughter at the approach of the two girls, not having expected them to come running. He should have though, they practically hung around the entrance just for the chance to say hello to visitors. Taking after their father he supposed, even if it wasn't the most exciting job in reality. It only took a second for the proper greetings to be handed out, courtesy of Pyrus. Knowing his daughters they had bolted ahead to try and get the first word in, and had been successful this time around. Chuckling amused he waved as the twins hurried off to go play, looking up at the other Kaesstrian amused. \"Always a handful, Pyrus. Maybe you should cut down on their sugar,\" Menma teased.\n\n\"It's easier to let them have a treat than to try denying them. You'll understand one day,\" Pyrus retorted, smiling as he looked then to T'charrl. So this was the Prince he had been hearing about then? And these other people, the aliens he was traveling with? What an unusual and unexpected party to appear on their doorstep, no doubt the King would want to meet them. Curious when T'charrl bowed to him the aide tilted his head some, blinking a few times before letting out a small chuckle. \"It's a pleasure to meet you, prince T'charrl, but you're wasting your courtesies on a simple aide. I'm only His Majesty's advisor, hardly someone worth of this kind of showing from a Prince. All the same, it's a pleasure,\" he added, giving a bow in turn. \"I wasn't aware your mother sent you, I suppose you'll want to see the King immediately then?\"\n\nIt wasn't the fact they were twins that was weird, or their popping up. He was just having one of those moments where be became acutely aware of the fact Kaesstrians were bugs and his phobias were kicking in. Even glancing over at T'charrl made him shiver some, though it wasn't as bad when he saw the guy as a friend. \"Shu... You do have someone that looks like you...\" Takeshi mumbled, glancing down and gesturing to himself. Well, sort of anyways. Their faces were sort of the same and that was it, they were different in near every other regard. Watching relieved as the twins scampered off he looked at the advisor warily, shifting on his feet a little before clearing his throat silently. \"So uh... What do you think buddy... Cool place huh?\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Shu didn't understand where Takeshi was getting at even though he was trying, he was just too busy trying to use his own knowledge to understand what was being said to him. Feeling curious as he listened to Takeshi he frowned a little when he seemed to be completely off what it actually meant, giving his head a quick scratch. \"Ooh! I see…I think. I don't know much about being my own person, I guess\", he sighed, shaking his head, \"Learning what I want, like umm…umm…I don't know what I want to learn\". He really had no clue what there was to learn that others couldn't teach him, especially when he was still fairly in the unknown about where his life was leading. If he got separated from the others all he'd be able to do was what he had been taught and struggle to figure it all out on his own, the very thought making him feel uncomfortably lost. Not entirely confident with himself he shook his head when questioned about his reading skills. \"I don't know…you were going to teach me! Or was Miss Yumi or Mister Vegeta? I don't know, I think you didn't want to. I know a few things! Sort of…umm…maybe…\"\n\nT'charrl was feeling pretty nervous and was hoping he had managed to catch the right person, especially when he was struggling to identify who the King was. There wasn't much around that would tell him who they were since there weren't many clues like paintings around. Frowning a little when it turned out he was wrong he sighed and stood up straight again, looking up and down Pyrus. \"Advisor? Uhh, yeah…yeah, I'd like to see the King, if it's alright\", he spoke calmly, giving a little nod, \"So long as he's not busy I'd like to see him immediately. I don't believe I should be taking up too much of his time, of course, especially after his lunch…\"\n\nShu didn't see the twins as that big of a deal, especially when Takeshi's friends were twins and he had no problem with them. Whether it was a case that Takeshi still had a problem with the aliens or not he didn't know, but he didn't understand why they would be weird or strange enough to send Takeshi backwards a few steps. Tilting his head a little he looked at Takeshi, curious to what he was looking at before gasping when Takeshi decided clearing his throat would force a subject change. \"Huh? I like this place! It's nice and sunny looking\", he smiled, looking around at the walls and the roof, \"I don't think I could live here, though! Too much space! Why do some people have big houses and you only have little house? I thought not many people live here or in Friend T'charrl's place…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "What an interesting little boy Shu was, so full of energy and cheerful. He was awfully reminiscent of his own children, perhaps they might want to play together after they'd had their discussion. Goodness knows he might want to be a little active after they snacked, already feeling fairly full from lunch. Laughing softly as he was thanked the King waved a hand dismissively, smiling back at the little Saiyan kindly. \"Think nothing of it, I'm happy to accommodate my guests. Pyrus, please go arrange that for us? And do take a break man, you've been working all day. I'll call for you should I need you, I think I can see to a group of children though.\" Hm, what could the Prince possibly have to discuss with him? He was well informed about the situation in Eslaria's kingdom, and he assumed it had something to do with that. Rather than take a guess however he'd let the boy speak his mind, hear it out before making any assumptions. \"We shall have to see if I can provide indeed! As for flying I would be happy to join you; rare is it these days I get to go much anywhere without a guard following me, or Pyrus hounding me to take it easy. I'm not that old.\" Letting out another soft laugh Aseel walked right on out of the throne room, making his way across to the balcony overlooking the courtyard below. \"Well, I assume all of you can fly, so let's not bother with the stairs, hm?\"\n\n\"Silly, or it was a mistake, either way you look at it I doubt they're going to hate you. That was one time you did something slightly bad, otherwise you're always good and nice, you know? It would be stupid to avoid you because of one little incident.\" If his friends did try to purposefully avoid Shu then he would make it abundantly clear why they couldn't be doing that. If they though too his little brother was the one they didn't want to tick off he'd remind them why he was picked as the squad leader before; he was a Prince and that was the reason really but he liked to think it was due to his toughness. Smiling exasperatedly as Shu critiqued his jokes Takeshi motioned to make a retort, clamming up instead as they were in mixed company. By the looks of things too they were heading off to get some food, which meant more fruit... Hooray. Letting out a sigh he gave his head a rub, watching as the King walked towards the balcony curiously. The guy was pretty old, what was he doing? Okay... He was climbing up onto the railings, was he actually... \"Holy crap!\" Takeshi said, watching as the King just walked right off of the edge. Racing over and leaning over the railings he looked down in shock, not sure why he was so taken aback when he saw the guy spread his wings and land down below safely, laughing all the way. Smiling exasperatedly he slouched against the rails, sighing before shaking his head. \"Crazy old man...\"\n\nThe King had laughed the entire fall down, much to the surprise and chagrin of those in the palace. For a man of his age he was fair careless when it came to the risks he took, often preferring to do things a little unorthodox. Far as he as concerned if you lived as long as he did you might as well have fun with it, no use in becoming a victim of the years. Spreading his wings well before he hit the ground Aseel settled down lightly, surprising for a man of his size. Once his feet had touched the ground he glanced back at the balcony above with a smile, laughing as he waved up to his visitors. \"Come along then, don't be shy! It's quite fun, if you can fly! Otherwise I'll catch you!\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Shu didn't know if he was being good or bad when he was acting out because of bad memories, but he wasn't going to let it get to him if Takeshi insisted he shouldn't let it bother him. He didn't want it to make him unhappy all the time so he was pretty alright with trying to forget that it was something terrible and hope that Takeshi's friends really were not going to be mean to him because of one little mistake. Giving Takeshi a little smile he sighed giving a little nod. \"I guess so…I just don't want to hurt your friends, is all\". He did want to make friends but it would be awfully difficult to do so when he was going around biting them because he mistook one thing for another. It was pretty hard to concentrate sometimes when it came to training and it was only because Takeshi didn't have a visible tail anymore to mistake him for being a Saiyan.\n\nT'charrl was pretty happy that the King was willingly going along with his demands, especially when they just arrived near enough out of the blue. He didn't want to seem too forceful with the King and was thankful that he was king, at least. Moving forward when he decided to go off towards the balcony he gasped not when the King decided to walk off it but because of Takeshi's reaction. Quickly looking at him he just watched as he made a run to the edge to see the King safely land, feeling a little confused to why he was so surprised. \"Did you forget that we all have wings?\" he asked Takeshi, chuckling a little, \"You certainly manage to forget things about my race easily\". Moving the crutches around he took them both in hand before spreading his own wings, giving them a brief flap before gliding down to the ground, watching his landing as to not accidentally clip the King with his wing. Stumbling slightly when he hit the ground he sighed when he leaned on his crutches, still annoyed that he had to use them for a little while longer.\n\nShu didn't know why Takeshi had freaked out either but had ran off after him to see what he was looking at, feeling curious to why he was so surprised. He only saw the King with his wings out by the time he got there and was curious as to what was so surprising about it, looking to Takeshi and giving him a smile. \"Ooh! You crazy too!\" Giggling as he climbed up onto the railings, staring down at the King he bounced slightly, getting ready to jump, \"Ooh! Catch me! Catch me!\" Jumping off the railings he tumbled down, waving his arms a little as he tried to aim himself towards the King.", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Shu had full confidence in the King that he would be caught and everything would be okay, even if it wouldn't be he knew he could always stop himself just before he hit the ground. Even if he wasn't very good with Ki he could still use it to fly, his confidence in Takeshi to stop him from flying off uncontrollably being his other method of confidence. He was very quick to jump down, tumbling through the air before finally being caught by the King but not without doing something to the guy's spine. Shu had no idea what that was but was pretty happy that he had managed to catch him either way. Giggling happily with the King he smiled at him, feeling pretty good that the guy was just as happy as well. \"You're welcome!\" he squeaked before squealing happily as he was tossed up into the air, flapping his arms briefly before he was settled down, immediately getting all bouncy at his reward for whatever he just did. \"Yay! I love fruit! I do, I do!\"\n\nT'charrl was pretty surprised that Shu had managed to get away with doing that, especially when it almost sounded as if he had broken the King; luckily, instead of injuring the King he had managed to fix him. He should really take the King's advice and not try to be all down in the dumps over what he was afflicted with, but maybe it would be easier to believe that when his own weakness came from his inability to keep balance. He would eventually get better, but he didn't know when and that frustrated him. Giving the King a nervous smile he looked to Takeshi, his eyes slowly looking around the courtyard before he frowned a little, looking back to Takeshi. \"It's fine. Surface gardens are very nice too. Maybe I'll get a public garden made for the surface city to visit once in a while\", he spoke, smiling a little before looking to the King again, \"Do you have anywhere quiet and private we can sit? It's not something too many people can hear about, i-if that's okay with you\".", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Seriously, did Shu just enjoy giving him a heart attack? It would have taken just a second longer to get on his older brother's back and fly down, but instead he had to mimic the King and throw himself off the edge. Thank goodness the guy actually managed to catch him, it would have been awfully close if he had to grab his brother. A little flustered by his antics he accidentally went and criticized T'charrl's city a little, immediately doubling back and trying to make it sound not as bad. Of course his friend got a little defensive over it and sounded like he was going to try and remedy the supposed problem, making Takeshi flush slightly as he rubbed at his neck. \"Yeah... That would be cool, since it doesn't really have one. Your city is nicer than the other one right now, by a lot.\" Heh... Anyways what more were they doing here? T'charrl had something he wanted to ask the King, which left the rest of them pretty much just as an aside. Until the food got here he wasn't overly certain what they should be doing, looking around at the benches curiously before to Shu as he was bouncing about. \"We know you love fruit buddy, you say it every five minutes,\" Takeshi said, reaching out and trying to grab Shu to keep him from springing about, \"How's about you show me how you climb one of these trees, yeah? We'll have some fun while we wait for the food.\"\n\nWho would have thought catching a little Saiyan was just the thing his back needed? What a kind little boy he was, Shu certainly deserved a nice helping of fruit now. Perhaps he could go out into the city after this without the need for guards helping to carry him whenever his back went out! Watching amused as the older Saiyan tried reeling in Shu he turned his attention back to T'charrl, curious about what the Prince had to ask that was so important. \"Private? Well as we're in a courtyard there's not very many places we can find like that, but I may just have something in mind.\" The courtyard itself was mostly wide open, but a spot near the pond should give them the privacy T'charrl wanted. It was close to the middle of the room, nothing was around it in which someone could hide and there was a comfortable seating arrangement all ready for them! Smiling Aseel went on ahead and crossed the open ground for the benches, taking a seat on the nearest one and motioning for the Prince to do the same. \"If you don't mind my asking before we begin, how is your mother doing? I haven't seen her in years, or your father for that matter. I would love to talk with them again but the... Situation in your kingdom made that difficult. I hear everything is settled now though?\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Shu didn't think he had done anything wrong and was quite happy anyway, feeling a little better after the talk he had earlier. He had his mind set on getting fruit now and was all excited over that, probably because he was hungry. Takeshi probably knew how crazy he could get over food, especially when it was fruit he was going to be getting for whatever he did. Smiling up at the King happily he bounced on his toes, his eyes immediately going to Takeshi when he realised he was being spoken to. \"Ooh! It's because it tastes nice and is best for living!\" he squeaked, bouncing happily before he was suddenly grabbed instead. Staring up at Takeshi curiously he tilted his head before bouncing on his toes again, giving a happy smile. \"Really? You want to climb trees?? Yeah! Climbing!\" Giving Takeshi a quick pull he tried to drag him away to the trees, getting rather overexcited over the thought of food and climbing trees.\n\nT'charrl watched Takeshi and Shu curiously for a moment before looking back to the King, smiling nervously. At least his friends were behaving themselves and going off to keep their minds off any political business they might talk about. Haku probably wouldn't want to play with them so if he wanted he could be used as demonstration of Ki and pretend it was the same as his own powers. He didn't want to startle anyone so it seemed best to compare it in that light. Looking off towards the pond he followed after the King, taking care to where he was placing his crutches on the ground. He knew there weren't many people in the palace but he still didn't want any guards being nosy and watching them. Allowing the King to sit first he nodded when he was motioned to sit, moving his crutches before taking a seat. Feeling quite relieved to be off his crutches he looked to the King, smiling a little at his questions. \"She's been doing great. She seems much less stressed now that the war is over\", he spoke before sighing, looking to his feet, \"Then again I haven't exactly helped matters much by being a problem. I've been all over the place being a terrible example of a Prince. Things are settled, but we still have a slight rebellion problem but they're just common terrorists…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Okay, by that logic Takeshi could sort of understand why Shu loved fruit then. If there was only one thing you could really eat you'd pretty much have to like it, otherwise you'd be starving yourself. He'd never had that problem being as close to a city as he was, though for a good while he subsisted mainly off of sandwiches and smoothies; his adoration of that local stall had begun quite a ways back, and he thought it funny in retrospect how apparently Yumi and Vegeta had been to the same one. Weird how life worked like that sometimes. Standing at the base of the tree after near having his arm torn from its socket Takeshi glanced up at it curiously, having no idea what they were going to do now. No doubt Shu had something in mind, probably some game that was just out of his capacity to play. Evidently he was over thinking things as all the little guy ended up doing was scrambling up the trunk, leaving the older boy at the base confused. \"Sheesh... Alright, alright, I'm on my way,\" Takeshi responded, smiling as he shook his head. Giving the trunk a good staring at he found no real places to grasp onto, scratching his head confused. Okay, well Shu had managed to scramble up easily enough, so maybe if he just copied him. Trying to dig his hands and feet into the tree unsuccessfully he eventually settled on wrapping his arms around it, shimmying up the trunk and pushing himself with his feet. Once he'd reached the point where Shu was he swung up onto the branch, plopping down on his backside with a smirk. \"Nothing to it! Climbing is easy.\"\n\nDealing with your enemies was never an easy task, regardless of how you approached it; peaceful means were often shot down or disregarded, and fighting only bred further violence. Aseel had been fortunate enough that most everyone had been wary of war when he assumed power, so dissuading his opposition through compromise had been easy enough to do. The difference therein he supposed was he had gained power, whereas in T'charrl's case someone was trying to take it. One was inherited, the other was trying to steal, so no wonder the threat was so fierce. Looking at the Prince in surprise at his retelling of his fight the King shook his head, frowning as he lifted a hand and rubbed at his beard. \"The youth should not be made to suffer for our mistakes. I don't know the entire situation surrounding your kingdom, but I am terribly sorry for it. This is precisely why I despise any kind of war, children are made to suffer for those of us in power, almost like pawns. It's a disgrace really.\" That was one sentiment near everyone in the kingdom could agree on, even so long after the kingdom war had ceased. No one wanted to send their children to combat, nor anyone else's for that matter, so the best way to circumvent that was to just not fight. Ah, but what had T'charrl wanted to ask about? Giving the Prince permission to speak again he listened closely, a smile finally crossing his lips when all was said.\n\n\"A strange power...? Rare to our people...?\" Aseel mimicked, smiling as he sat forward some. \"My young friend, it doesn't sound strange at all. In fact, if you're speaking of what I believe you are you're in luck. I assume you're speaking of being one with nature? More than just simply living in it, but feeling it. The trees, the wildlife, the very planet itself, you can sense all of it can't you? But there's more, I'd wager...\" How exciting, to think another person had inherited this ability. So far and few between were their kind now that the King had almost given their unique traits up for dead, thinking his line to be the last with it. Hearing now that someone from another kingdom might share the ability sparked new hope in him, evident by the excited twinkling in his eyes. \"You can speak to those no longer with us as well, yes? I know all too well what you're asking about, T'charrl, because I too share in your gift, as does my eldest child. What you're referring to we have come to call Resonance. Some of our people are born with an innate sensitivity to the world around us, our bodies pick up on energies that otherwise may go unnoticed, and we draw strength from them. This ability of ours used to see us branded as monsters, killed or exiled for fear of what we could do. Nowadays I'm afraid we're but a myth even amongst our closest peers and family. Forgive my ramblings,\" Aseel added, laughing as he shook his head, \"I did not expect to find another person like myself ever again, to say I'm thrilled would be a disservice. Tell me then, what exactly do you wish to know of our ability?\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Shu didn't think it was such a big deal but at least he could have fun and climb trees and eat fruit on his day out. He didn't know if he was doing wrong by climbing these trees but he was certainly having a lot of fun. Swinging on up onto the branch he turned himself to look down at Takeshi, giggling as he made an attempt to climb the tree. He was okay, but not exactly spectacular. Moving a little around he gave a smile, making the branch shake. \"Ooh! You looked like you had hard time!\" he giggled, watching him curiously before making a jump to another branch, giving it a little shake before settling down on it again, \"Trees are fun! Even if they break sometimes, they always have lots of branches!\" He didn't want to damage any of the trees so he was purposely choosing branches that were very strong looking, especially when this place belonged to someone. To wreck a garden as nice as this would be upsetting and hopefully Takeshi knew the strength of the trees enough to not break them apart. \"Don't break things, though! Can you balance on branch?\" he asked as he stood up, wrapping his toes around the sides of the branch, \"Don't need tail for balance!\"\n\nT'charrl was trying hard to make the power out to be something else entirely, even if it was slightly lying it was still a sensitive subject. Whether he was actually going to know what it is was all a matter of seeing how he might react and probably correct him. It was probably rude to do such a thing but it wasn't as if he was hurting anyone by trying to make it something it wasn't completely. The King was right about the war they faced, finding it to be his problem now that the older Kaesstrian was locked away. People his age were vulnerable and they would still be hunting him because of what they had and what he did even if all he did was try to stop others from suffering too. Feeling all kinds of nervous he kept his focus on his feet, gasping a little when the King seemed to catch on fairly quickly. Immediately looking to him and away again he hunched his shoulders nervously as if he had been caught doing something terribly bad.\n\nHe didn't know where to go from there, being caught out too quickly and not definitely paying for it with embarrassment and fright. It was pretty obvious now he was telling a lie, but it wasn't as if it was his fault when he didn't know the man knew all about it. Rubbing his claws together he gasped when he was told he wasn't alone with it, but in fact this man and his kid had it too; not only that, he had a name for it too. He was pretty nervous now, feeling completely caught out and unable to find a reason to carry on with his charade. Looking to the King he frowned a little as he got into it a lot more, looking away when he mentioned the drawbacks of society knowing about it. Remaining silent he kept his head low, eventually giving it a rub when asked about his own curiosity. \"I-…there's a lot I don't know, it seems. I didn't even know the name…\" he mumbled, shaking his head, \"I barely know anything about my power. So much happened to me recently and it's all because of my power. My body…I don't know what to do to control it anymore. I shouldn't talk about it like this…I'd just scare you…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Takeshi didn't have near the finesse that Shu did while climbing a tree, and it was probably rather amusing to watch him move up the trunk. He'd never really bothered to climb them much, it was a little redundant when you could just fly to get up into the tree. After no small amount of shimmying he'd managed to reach the spot Shu had, swinging up onto the branch carefully and promptly taking a seat. Without even looking at his brother he could feel the amused smile on his back, giving a roll of his eyes when Shu began giggling. \"Did not, I just was being careful, that's all,\" he lied, oblivious to how sorry an excuse that was. Sticking out his tongue childishly at Shu the older boy carefully rose to his feet, watching as the little guy sprung over to a different branch altogether. If he tried doing that he'd probably break the damn things seeing as he was likely quite a bit heavier than his brother. \"Eh? Balance on a branch? What do you mean?\" Takeshi asked, watching Shu go ahead and demonstrate curiously. Tch, yeah he could totally do that, his toes were made to wrap around things and he had a tail to support himself. Oh but he didn't need a tail, that was nice. Letting out a sigh he put a hand on the trunk of the tree, slowly standing out then shuffling a ways out on the branch until he was standing on his own. \"See, nothing to it!\" he declared, smirking despite his slight wobbling.\n\nThe King had sorted out what T'charrl was on about fair quickly, and it wasn't just due to his words. Even with the clothing on that he had Aseel could see the faint traces of orbs on the Prince's body; feeling the energy emanating from the young Kaesstrian was a dead giveaway as well. It was similar to the way Saiyans could sense one another's Ki, as Kaesstrians with the Resonance ability could detect one another. It was difficult to do, especially over long distances, so it was only natural neither of them had noticed one another before now. From what he was being told T'charrl had no knowledge of his powers, a fact that many people on his position had found themselves in over the years, himself included. \"Everything you're going through I'm sure others have. I had my own fair share of troubles when I was growing up as well my boy. Please, don't fear turning me away or offending me, I'm a friend here and I have the answers you seek, but you need to ask the right questions. Otherwise I may ramble, and trust me no one wants that!\" Chuckling to himself the King's belly shook a little, a smile plastered on his face as he laughed at his own expense. \"Ah... Forgive me, it's inappropriate to be laughing during this conversation. But please, do speak whatever is on your mind, I'll do what I can to put your worries at ease.\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Shu didn't think Takeshi could climb all that well but this was fine for starters, thinking he could definitely improve if he wanted to. He seemed to be doing it just because he wanted to play with him which he didn't mind, he just hoped he was having fun either way. Balancing on his branch he smiled happily at Takeshi, giving a quick nod. \"Yeah! Balance! Not fall off!\" he giggled, taking hold of his tail and balancing on one foot, \"It real easy!\" Watching Takeshi as he made his own quick attempt at balancing he smiled happily, watching him have a bit of a wobble as well. \"Ooh! Close!\" Letting go of his tail he made a quick flip, standing on his hands on the branch instead. He didn't know if Takeshi was able to do something like this but it was fun to see if he could, looking up at him with a smile. \"Can you do this? Balancing!\"\n\nT'charrl didn't even know how to word his problems correctly, even if he knew exactly what they were. His problems were completely abnormal and whatever the King thought he was sure he didn't have a clue to how to sort them out. He just wanted to find some sort of control and know for sure that he wasn't going to end up changing in front of his friends and hurting them. He wasn't wrong about him being a monster, even if the King himself wasn't one. Frowning as the King made light of his problem he sighed lightly and looked away, rubbing his neck. \"I don't think there's much you can do, really. It started after the one we were at war with decided to try and create his own, uhh, Resonance ability and I took it away from him\", he spoke lowly, sighing a little before shaking his head, \"He used a dormant spirit of some kind to achieve that. Now, it's stuck inside me and I'm-…I'm not anywhere near normal anymore. You couldn't possibly understand what I'm going through, even if you're experienced\".", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "It was amusing, in a way, having the Prince come and visit him. Unexpected, but amusing; his plan wouldn't quite work as he'd intended now but it was made to be flexible, things would still work in his favor. Smiling as T'charrl entered the room Garesh couldn't help but take notice of the difference in the boy's appearance, namely the orbs that now adorned his body. That was what he had been after, and here before him was living proof it worked! How could he not become excited at the sight of his efforts coming to fruition, even if it was with someone else. Having asked about it the General paused when T'charrl turned the question around on him, trying to sound big and boast no doubt. Remaining silent for a moment after he finished Garesh lowered his head, then began chuckling breathily as he shook his head slowly. \"Natural power...? You mean the power you stole from me?\" the General asked, laughing as he looked back up, \"You were weak, insignificant, and then you stole that energy. It's not you who is strong, it's that power boy. And I can see you've deluded yourself into thinking the strength is your own. I won't deny I'm weak in my current state, but without that power you'd be my equal. It's adorable how you think that power is yours though!\" \n\nWow, this guy really was a smug ass wasn't he? Just listening to him made Takeshi want to punch his face in, and he was definitely trying to tick off T'charrl. It didn't matter if the power was really his or not, the Spirit had been okay with their friend using it and was even trying to help him do so. Compared to the psycho before them the Prince was a saint, so it was no surprise some ghost guy was cool with sharing his strength. \"Hey moron, you're the one that stole it first! Are you seriously going to blame someone for stealing what you stole?\" he snapped, frowning as he pointed at T'charrl, \"Our friend has been struggling with it because of you, and he's way better off with it than you ever were, because he is actually doing good with it!\"\n\nWho was that yelling at him? Such an annoying person, and yet familiar as well. Narrowing his eyes as he scrutinized Takeshi, Garesh grinned after a moment, flicking his head to get the bangs from his face as he let out a laugh. \"Ah, the Saiyans are back again as well! I must admit I'm surprised you're alive, and disappointed. I knew my men had failed but I wished they would have killed at least one of you,\" the General said, looking over at Shu, \"I'm especially surprised you're still alive boy. You were so weak I didn't imagine-\"\n\nTakeshi was across the room before Garesh could even finish the next word, one arm pressed up to the General's throat and the other at his chest, fighting the urge to put a Ki blast through it. \"Don't you fricken dare talking about Shu like that! I'll kill you right here and now you freak, is that what you want? Believe me, I don't need a lot of reason to do it!\" Growling angrily as the General smirked at him he went to throw a punch, glaring back as the two guards had come forth to stop him. Glaring at both of them he pulled his arm free of their grasp, pushing the General onto his bed before storming back to the door. Stopping at T'charrl's side he looked over at his friend, clenching his fists tightly at his sides, \"Sure I can't kill him? I doubt anyone will care.\"\n\nIt was a three on one situation, and every one of them were trained to fight in near any situation. The men weren't cocky, but they weren't exactly concerned about their foe either. They should be more than prepared to handle this battle, and if not retreating would be an easy task for them as well. Regroup, try again the next day given these children weren't going to leave. But that thought was neither here nor there right now, all that mattered was trying to apprehend their target. The lead Kaesstrian made the first move, dashing right on ahead and into Viral to try and subdue him. In his efforts to floor Viral he'd barely managed to knock him over, having to dash back and away to avoid being raked by his long claws. So his initial strike hadn't worked, but no matter. Not 5 seconds after he'd made his attempt the other two men sprang into action, both dropping down from above in an attempt to land on Viral and wrestle him to the ground. If they could subdue him and knock him out that would be it, they could escape long before anyone was any the wiser as to what was happening.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "T'charrl was going to try and keep on top of it all if he could, his idea of strength being to show control. He was perfectly calm and in control of his abilities so there was no reason to panic, especially when the man was so weak and brittle. He wouldn't try to cause harm to him if he wanted to keep his cool and having his friends here was going to help him greatly. Staring down at the General he remained standing strong, narrowing his gaze when he finally spoke before looking down at himself, giving his head a quick shake before taking a brief step forward, standing his ground. The man knew nothing about power like this or what it could possibly be like to harness it, his claws going to his chest for a moment before noticing Takeshi. He was very quick to speak up on behalf of him, but he didn't think he needed him to stand up for him, even if it was out of a good heart.\n\nShu was staying back from all of this, not wanting to get involved as things were gradually becoming more hostile. He was fairly sure he could keep in the shadows of his brother and friend; however, when the man turned his gaze upon him he gasped a little, taking a step back before raising his arms in fright when Takeshi immediately dashed for the General, threatening to kill him. Looking between them both he frowned when the guards pulled Takeshi off, slowly stepping to the side. He didn't need Takeshi to defend him like that, especially when they were told otherwise. Frowning, he slowly stepped to the side to get out of Takeshi's way, looking to him before looking back to the General. \"I-I was not weak! I'm…just-…there were too many of them! Maybe…? I don't-…I could had killed everybody!\" He really couldn't remember much about the incident but he was sure he didn't get hit on the head on purpose. There had to be a reason for his temporary weakness when up against those people, but he couldn't recall enough to defend himself. He felt a little lost for words, but was trying to make things better the only way he knew how.\n\nViral had to try and get control of this situation again and kill the intruder before anyone could take notice, finding it a little hard to think through the disorientation. He could had easily avoided that if he was in his right mind but nothing was working inside him. He knew he would had violently attacked the alien if he didn't get winded, but that possible loss of control wasn't going to stop him. Throwing his claws around he made a move to get up again, barely managing to get on his feet before two more threw themselves on top of him. Growling angrily he threw his arms around to pull the men off him, keeping his feet pushed hard on the ground to keep standing. Whatever the reason these Kaesstrians were attacking him he didn't know, but he was sure they weren't going to last very long if they thought it was a good idea to try and attack him. First flailing with his arms he made a sudden jump forward, trying to use momentum to throw these guys off just so he could get them off and claw them down before anything drastic happened.", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"Well we can always ask the guy what he wants to do when he's better, yeah? I mean... We like fighting, but it's not all we do. There's got to be some other things that he enjoys. The guy does seem to like being outside a lot, maybe he'd want to go camping? Or just go for a hike or something, you know?\" Maybe there was stuff they weren't even considering, perhaps some stuff that were way out in left field. Takeshi tried to picture Viral doing something a bit off like knitting, breaking into a smile as he snorted slightly at the image. Or maybe painting, Viral sure did come across as the artsy type. They could probably talk about Viral for some time but there was something else on his mind that he wanted to discuss with Shu, something just as important. The little guy had his own fair share of demons in his closet and they were being kept under lock and key, but was it really healthy to do that? Like it or not they had to talk about it, and now was a good a time as any. Putting an arm around his little brother he asked an innocent enough question, one that Shu should have no problem answering. Right away it became obvious Shu didn't want to talk about it, but they had to. \"It is too a big deal buddy. Stuff happened to you and we can't just pretend it didn't, it doesn't work that way. Sure the screaming is gone but everything else is still there.\" Letting out a sigh of his own Takeshi took his arm from around Shu, standing up and in front of the younger boy. Leaning over he smirked some, reaching out and playfully poking him in the nose. \"Look, we'll talk, ok? But we'll only talk until it's really hard to, then we can go play to make you feel better. Deal?\"\n\nYumi could see T'charrl wasn't going to be easy to help, but she had to try and do something. Everyone in their group had some sort of problem as of late and it fell to everyone to help one another out, so that was what she was doing here. Sure she might not have any real sort of training for this thing but sometimes just a good heart to heart worked, you didn't need some certificate. \"Your people like to fight? Uh, hello, have you met our friends? They're all Saiyans!\" she remarked, giggling before smiling, \"I love to fight too, there's nothing wrong with that. And the General... He went mad because he couldn't handle it, that's what I think. You can though, you have been this whole time. And even when you slip up we're there to catch you and get you back on your feet, so don't worry, nothing bad will happen to you.\" Even with her trying to positively reinforce T'charrl he still sounded a bit upset, apparently because he was feeling bad for talking about his problems. That wasn't good at all either, he had to be okay with talking like this when he had an issue. Maybe it was just a guy thing, she always knew men tried to put on some bravado and play off their problems. Smiling exasperatedly she lifted one hand and held a finger in T'charrl's face, reaching up then and pulling him down carefully, her arms around his neck as he gave her a hug. She didn't mind what he was like Takeshi did, actually letting out a small laugh as her friend's hair tickled her neck. \"We can talk about me later, right now you're the star. Like I said, if you've got problems we'll talk about those, I want to help. So is that what's worrying you, that you might turn into some psycho like the General did?\" Yumi asked, letting go as she folded her hands behind her back again, \"Because you won't, and no one thinks you will. I've talked with other people about you and not a single person worries about what you might become, we're all confident you'll always be you, no matter what. Those times you change aren't what makes you you, that's like saying when Shu changes he's a monster because of it, but he's not. And you're not either.\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Shu gave Takeshi a little nod but he didn't particularly want to talk about himself when there were other things to think about. His logic was the less he thought about it the less it bothered him, but he was not entirely sure whether it was a good idea to talk about stuff that really did bother him a lot whenever he was asleep. He tried not to think about the stuff before he went to bed but it always happened and it always made him jumpy or feel sore after waking up. He was sure it was because he was dumbed down when he was experimented on so everything was left in his subconscious. He didn't know how to talk about a lot of the stuff other than treating them like memories. Feeling a little worried over talking about it he looked down to the floor before watching Takeshi stand up, his eyes following his finger to his nose. \"I guess so…I just hate talking about it\", he sighed, rubbing his nose, \"It's just so hard. I don't like talking about it because it makes me feel funny. They made my head hurt really bad, always pulling my tail, or it felt like they were…I don't know what they were doing…everything was hard to see\".\n\nT'charrl was hoping to get over it by himself, but then again if Yumi didn't come along he probably would've changed out of sheer stress. He was scared of changing and everyone being disappointed in him because he couldn't control himself. Even if they said they weren't disappointed it always came out that they were in his mind. Staring at her as she spoke he lowered his gaze a little as he thought through her words, thinking through them. \"I have…been trying...\" he muttered, feeling a little better as he continued to find reinforcement. She was right; they always had been there for him and never abandoned him when things got bad, even that time when Takeshi fainted he still talked to him after whatever happened. Maybe he wasn't as lost as he thought he was but there was still that problem with actually knowing what to do with his power. If he didn't know whether he was wanting to keep it or not because it made him more powerful then what was he supposed to do. Finding it a little hard to think through it all he looked back to Yumi as she raised a finger to his face, staring at it before gasping as she actually pulled him into a hug. Nobody ever wanted to touch him, especially her considering the last time she did she dropped him in fright. Still feeling surprised he stared out for a moment, standing straight again when she let go. Tapping his claws together he shuffled his foot a little, giving her a smile. \"Thanks…really. I guess I'm just scared of everyone becoming too afraid to touch me or speak to me. They really did say that?\" he asked up before sighing lightly, shaking his head, \"I just wish the King I visited didn't call the form a monster when he told me what happened to another man like me. Shu isn't a monster, his seems more natural, while mine is just…not. My biggest fear is I lose my mind again like before, but I can't find it again. Something happened to me before and Takeshi, Shu or Haku won't tell me what happened. I can't remember what happened, but it was enough for Takeshi to faint…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Maybe if they got the worst of the stuff out then that would help Shu. Get it off your chest, that sort of thing, would that even work here? Takeshi wasn't sure, but trying that much was more than they had done with it lately. He figured Shu would give him a little reply but instead his brother started getting almost hysterical, way more so than he'd expected. Looking at Shu worriedly the older boy frowned, having no idea what he should do to try and help him calm down. Shifting uncomfortably on his feet Takeshi reached out and put his hands on Shu's shoulders, squatting down so he came eye to eye with his sibling. \"Shu, no one's going to do that to you anymore, you're safe now. No one's hurting you or poking you with needles, I promise.\" Crap, that wasn't going to cut it was it? What more could he do though, he didn't know how to handle this. Biting his lip uncertainly Takeshi leaned in and gave his brother a hug, probably a bad idea considering the little guy was fussing about being held and wrapped up. Still, it was the only thing he could really think of doing so he hoped it would do some good. Damn, should he go try asking for some help with this? No one was really available right now but he was sure if he came knocking for Shu someone was bound to agree, everyone wanted to help him. Letting go of his brother he smiled at him sadly, placing a hand on his head instead and giving his hair a light ruffling. \"So is that what bothers you at night...? What if we slept somewhere more open than our room, would that help? Maybe like one of the training rooms?\" Even to his untrained self it sounded like Shu hated being closed up, so the obvious answer there was to give him plenty of space to move around.\n\n\"If they're wiping themselves off I can only guess it's because of those flakes,\" Yumi mused, pointing to herself now being covered in little bits here and there. With a smile she shrugged her shoulders, lifting one arm and blowing a few off and watching as they floated away. \"Don't take it personally if they wipe them off, it's nothing bad really. It would be like if someone's hair was on you, you'd just wipe it off because you wouldn't want that sticking all over you. It doesn't mean that the person doesn't like you or is disgusted or anything, it's just kind of a natural response to it.\" She didn't quite know how to explain it other than that, but in her mind that's how it was. It wasn't so much she hated being covered by T'charrl's scales as it was just knowing there was something on her and having a sort of innate want to brush it off. Maybe it was wanting to feel clean, something that having those dust bits or scales, whatever they were all over you made hard to do. Giving herself a small brushing off to that end Yumi glanced back at her friend, smiling sympathetically as he spoke about emotions. \"I can kind of sense what others feel too, I guess, and I've noticed they hide some sometimes. The way I see it is they're just trying to protect others by covering them up, they don't want others to get upset. Sometimes we think or feel things that might hurt other people but we keep them to ourselves for the sake of others, right? I know you can understand that.\" She hid anger or annoyance fair often for instance, favoring to be a bit more patient and compassionate with others. It was easy to fly off the handle when someone did something a bit daft or foolish but she wouldn't help anyone with that. Nor would she help if she caused a fuss any time something remotely bothered her. A slew of questions came then, all about the power and what it brought about. While Yumi may not feel really qualified to answer them she'd try, if only for T'charrl's sake. \"Well... People might fear you because you're strong, but when they get to know you they'll warm up. Sometimes you can't help but have people be uneasy, though you can change how they think with some time. I guess if I had to call your changes something... I'd say it's another power you haven't mastered yet,\" she concluded, putting a hand on her chin as she gave a nod, \"Viral is the same way, or was. He has all sorts of different forms and until recently had little or no control, but now he can control them. I think if you want to keep this power you can learn to control it too, just like you learned Ki and your own powers.\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Shu really didn't like talking about any of this stuff, finding it all to be way too hard to recall when it just meant trying to recall pain. It all probably didn't sound as bad as he was making it out to be but the sessions where they'd try to force it out of him often involved a lot of crushing pains and being unable to breathe. He often suffered broken bones but it wasn't often that they'd give him full treatment after when it meant he was just going to get stronger with each hardship faced. Even if he was one of the King's sons they weren't interested in making him stronger, just more concerned with getting his other self to show up so they could experiment on that instead. It only brought him bad memories of forced anger and mauling of many soldiers that tried to capture him and hold him down for experimentation. Feeling all shaken just from recalling those memories he tried to make the memories go away, getting all shaky before Takeshi immediately put his hands on his shoulders, his eyes immediately going up to Takeshi before looking away, rubbing his hands together nervously. \"I know. I know! I know…\" He didn't know how to calm himself down, especially when his ribs were feeling sore just from thinking about it. Getting all scared again he squeaked when Takeshi brought him in for a hug, feeling a little frightened but certainly not enough to start squirming all over the place too. Sighing when Takeshi let him go he raised his shoulders when his hair was ruffled up, looking up at him with a little frown. \"Maybe…? I don't know, wouldn't it be cold? You won't be comfy either…\"\n\nT'charrl frowned at the reasoning for people not wanting to touch him, looking down himself before rubbing his arms quickly. It wasn't something he could control and he was already sensitive about it, but knowing that people didn't like touching him because of his nervous problem it made him feel bad for wishing for such interactions in the first place. \"I-I'm sorry! I'm sorry…i-it's a nervous condition! It doesn't help I'm covered in fur either…\" It certainly made him feel bad that he was constantly coating his friends in dust, but now he was also worried that he was leaving it around in places where they might sit down or rest only to annoy them later by getting them covered in it. Looking around his room as if looking for the dust his eyes soon went back to Yumi, sighing a little. \"It's a natural trait of my species. I just wish they wouldn't hide it. It doesn't help that I take in their emotional energy in Space because there's no other natural sources of energy. Even if they don't realise, it's hurting my growth…\"He was feeling confused to what he really wanted out of everyone now, generally feeling it was best to keep his distance from them if he didn't want to gross them out or to take in too much negative energy. He really wanted social interaction so he probably would like to talk to them if they wanted to interact with him. He was certainly feeling confused over his true desires, but he definitely didn't want to cause a lot of problems for his friends by being disgusting. Sighing he gave a brief nod, understanding what Yumi was saying even if he didn't like it. \"I haven't mastered a lot yet. I never did get the training I needed back home\", he nodded, frowning when Viral was mentioned. He saw the problems he faced and definitely didn't wish for it himself. She didn't really answer his question but then again it was probably asking too much from her when it was his power. \"I guess so. I know they're useful, it's just…it's the pain that's maddening, the anger too. The healing is certainly handy, even if I can't heal myself…I guess I just don't know what I want, whether I want to keep it and use its strengths or abandon it because I'm a coward\".", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"W-Wha... You eat just as much as me squirt!\" Takeshi said indignantly, frowning as he shook his head, \"Maybe you should eat less then too! If I'm eating too much then you're definitely eating too much!\" Then again they were Saiyans, or part Saiyan anyways, so putting away an entire buffet by oneself really wasn't that unusual. Could they even get fat? He'd never heard of a fat Saiyan, maybe it wasn't even possible. Still, it got Takeshi all agitated at being called fat, though he dropped the whole argument pretty quickly when he knocked his head off of the shuttle. Groaning as he was brought inside he was finally released onto a cot, glad to have made it in without Shu dropping him in the process. Huh... The little guy did a pretty decent job all things considered, that was nice. Wait... What was Shu doing now? Why did he have the bandages and gel? Watching the younger boy curiously Takeshi blinked when he came over to help, really not too sure about his brother playing doctor. \"Er... Well... Maybe we should get Sasha...\" he began, cringing when he saw Sasha giving him a dirty look. Jeez, he barely said anything, why were women always glaring at him?! Letting out a soft sigh he smiled slightly, pointing to the gel first, \"See that? You're going to take a little bit and rub it on my wounds, which I guess means we need to get the rocks out,\" he explained, gesturing back to his legs, \"Just... Throw them out. After you put gel on you wrap the wound up with the bandages, and use clips to keep it together. Do we even have any?\"\n\n\"Of course we do. No, we have bandages but nothing to tie them with,\" Sasha responded, rolling her eyes as she returned to Shu. \"See these? After you wrap the bandages like so,\" she began, taking the roll back and using a tiny bit to demonstrate, \"You pinch the two ends together and use the clip to hold it in place.\" It was a fair straightforward process, yet clearly Shu had never done this before. For someone stuck in the middle of a war and who traveled a lot it was a bit surprising, she figured basic first aid was rudimentary for everyone, medic or not. Wanting to get to the others on the ship she left Shu to do his work, promptly turning back around on her brother and Kiton who were being the absolute best of friends right now. \"Ricken... If you've got nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all,\" Sasha teased, quoting their mother as she knelt down and began unraveling a roll of bandages. All of his wounds were fairly shallow, save perhaps for the one gash on his arm from the bites. For extra measure she had grabbed a disinfectant solution for that one, and without saying word edgewise she sprayed a bit into his wound, smiling apologetically as he cringed and let out a hiss. \"Don't be such a child, you've had worse. Now hold still so I can wrap you up.\" \n\nVegeta was far from thrilled to be out of the fight, especially with Viral and T'charrl being made to do the battle for them. Neither were really in position to be combating that monster, not on their own. He was supposed to be helping them too, by all rights he should be forbidding them from putting themselves at so much risk, even if it meant he and the others had to fight in their place. There was a serious chance that things could go wrong here, and since they were so close to getting everything fixed it was only infinitely worse. Feeling a surge of power, from what he couldn't even say anymore, his heart sank as he feared something bad was happening. Looking in the direction of the fighting he frowned when Yumi grabbed his chin and forced him to look away, looking up at her confused before moving her hand and sighing, glancing away. \"I've failed them... They'll either lose their lives here or be hurt, and I can't help them for it. Even if we manage to get my father back it'll be too late...\"\n\n\"Vegeta, you're not a doctor, everyone knows that, and yet you're trying to be one. You were never trained to be one, and just reading a book or two doesn't make you one,\" Yumi explained, sighing as she shook her head, \"The things your dad and his partners must have done in making Viral, it's way above you and you know it. That being said...\" Giving her friend a smile she sat down beside him, grunting from discomfort as he put pressure on her sore ribs, \"You tried, and you kept trying even though you knew you didn't know what you were doing. They'll be fine, they're perfectly capable of fighting. Or did you forget Viral's stronger than any of us, or that T'charrl's got power we don't even know about? Sure, maybe you won't be the one to cure either of them, but no one can fault you for trying your hardest to. And at the very least you're the reason Viral even got this far, you're the reason he can be cured. So seriously, quit whining, because it's not like you.\" Vegeta was always confident and self-assured, not this borderline slobbering mess he was now. Yumi could sympathize with being worried, but she knew to a degree how resilient their friends were, so there was plenty of reason to be assured they would be fine. \n\nThe monster was prepared to wipe everyone away with another blast, that's all it would take. In lieu of not noticing T'charrl was in its mouth it tried to release its attack regardless, finding itself getting a literal face-full of its own power as the blast ricocheted back off of his shield and went right back down its throat, tearing into its face as well. Letting out a loud howl of pain the monster was certainly wounded from that, but far from dead and now angrier than before. Seeing a chance it clamped down its jaw despite the pain, managing to catch T'charrl off guard and swallowing him before he could react. With a satisfied hiss it turned its gaze onto Viral then, not noticing it was being attacked until just now. Snarling furiously as it lashed out with its arms it managed to swing past him, mostly in part due to having three arms simultaneously severed by his blades. Shrieking from the pain the monster reared back, shaking before letting out an erratic blast to try and force the Beastman away, missing him by a good few meters and blowing apart a bit of ground beyond him. With its remaining arms it tried to grab hold of his, hoping to tear them away and keep him from doing that again.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Shu was quite willing and ready to deal with Takeshi's injuries, not much caring over the thought of open wounds and blood when he had seen worse in his lifetime. It didn't bother him when it meant somebody would get better once it was treated, plus it made him feel helpful. Smiling as he offered Takeshi his help he frowned a little when he mentioned Sasha, turning to look at her before back again. \"Why nobody trust my help? I'm good at things\", he spoke, feeling a little sad by that but quickly perked up again when he realised he was supposed to show support. He was supposed to be serious about this, knowing he had a lot of responsibility when it came to making his brother feel more comfortable. Looking down at the gel before to Takeshi's legs he nodded, moving towards his legs with his attention to Sasha. Staring at what she was demonstrating he tilted his head a little, trying to take in what she was doing, smiling happily when it all seemed a little clearer for him. \"Okay! I can do that, I'm good with little puzzles!\" Squeaking happily he sat on his tail, treating it as if he was sitting on a stool before he started yanking out the rocks in Takeshi's legs, throwing them off and out of the door before he rubbed the gel on the open wounds. \"Rub, rub, rub! Not as bad as getting rocks in my face!\"\n\nViral knew one thing and that was to get T'charrl out as quickly as possible. It wasn't the guy's fault he got eaten, he was just trying to stop a blast and do internal damage at the same time; however, he did recognise it was really risky and relying on speed way too much. At least with Enki he was too big for that nonsense and using computer screens as sight over being on the battlefield improved his mental focus greatly, preventing his mind from collapsing; however, it was taking a lot of energy to run this thing and was going to exhaust his body if he didn't act fast. All the more reason to try and get the Kaesstrian out as fast as possible. Throwing down his blades he severed several of the monster's limbs, throwing his blades around again before going on guard when the beast tried to hit him again but missed, glaring angrily at the crater before his arms were grabbed by the creature. Growling angrily he pulled backwards, holding his stance steady before out of compartments in his Enki came throwing knives, firing at the creature. \"You have nothing left! You're defeated already!\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "So Kiton was holding up better than he thought someone who was injured might, that was a given. Takeshi had honestly gone into this expecting to finish after one or two hits, so the fact the Frost Demon was keeping in it this long was impressive. It was a touch frustrating though, being unable to hit someone who he assumed to be weak. Either his blows were dodged, blocked or taken like they were nothing, it was a bit perplexing honestly. Having been knocked over by Kiton's tail he tried to retaliate with a kick, eyes widening when he met nothing but air. Looking over at his opponent he couldn't do much to block the kick, being knocked away and tumbling to the ground, reaching out and pushing off with a hand and flipping onto his feet. \"Okay then, you're a quick little guy! I know how to deal with you,\" he said, grinning as he wiped himself off after being struck. It was just like sparring with Shu, you had to get them in a position where their speed and small size couldn't help them, that was all. Usually cornering worked, but out here open it wasn't going to cut it, he'd need to improvise. Figuring he had to get close first Takeshi moved back in without a word, starting to throw a series of punches and kicks, just trying to back Kiton towards some of the trees. \n\n\"It's a good thing because it means those memories you thought you lost aren't gone, they're just locked away somewhere. And please, as much as I can do, fabricating memories is not one of them. If you remembered something so vividly that it shook you like this then it's real, plain and simple.\" People could hallucinate, sure, but Aito figured this hadn't been a hallucination. No way would something so vague and random as what he'd described suddenly appear as a hallucination, chances were far better that it was Viral's memory kicking in. So would that be all he needed then, just a description? There was a potential that all the trauma of recent events simply took precedence in his thoughts, and coupled with being cryogenically frozen prior it was safe to say his mind had taken a real beating. Offering Viral a cool cloth to wipe himself down, the doctor smiled sympathetically as the Beastman lamented his case. \"I'm not saying we simply mask the bad memories, we'll deal with those as well. But right now you can only see the bad, if we can change that then your mood should improve. Coupled with the chance of simply improving your outlook on life it would also reassure you of your early life, and I'd think that would be a good thing, don't you?\"\n\n\"Just because we don't know doesn't mean we can't find out? Vegeta's smart, his dad is too, I bet if you gave them time they would figure things out for you,\" Haku suggested, \"And... Well can we talk to people on your world? Maybe they can look into it too, and between everyone they're bound to find something out.\" There were a lot of brilliant minds out there, and even if T'charrl was an alien they could probably still figure something out. It was worth a shot anyways, at least it was doing more for his problems than they were right now. \"Well maybe we can get some plants from your planet? We'll probably go by there wherever we head next, so I don't see why not. And if we can figure out how to keep them alive then we'd be fine, and you'd have all the nectar you needed.\" Haku wasn't going to let this go easily, he wanted to try and be useful for a change and help someone out. T'charrl's problems were well beyond his capacity to work with, but he'd keep trying to offer suggestions until something fit. \"I... I don't know about your powers really, or how they work. If we asked everyone else though I bet they'd have plenty to say!\" he said confidently, glancing up at the alien, \"How about it? Later when everyone goes back we can ask, and I'll bet that they'll all have something good to say about it!\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Kiton did wonder how much he should fight against Takeshi and whether he should go all out on him as well, his first thought being he should really be careful and not underestimate him; however, so far he seemed to be all talk and not putting much thought into what he was doing at all. He was probably just warming up or testing out his abilities or something, but he still couldn't help but wonder if this guy really was just cocky and overestimating his own strength. Flipping himself around to get back on his feet properly he shifted his body and started hovering on the spot, staring at Takeshi questionably before having to defend himself once more as Takeshi came in with full force. Holding up his arms and legs to block he pushed away the attacks, moving backwards. He was putting up a fairly decent wall and catching all of his attacks, watching him carefully as he tried to see if he could find an opening through this flurry.\n\nViral didn't like Aito's logic but it seemed pretty true, even if he wanted to deny its existence. He just didn't have an easy time believing he was something innocent compared to what he was now. He was made to be a killer and yet Aito continued to tell him how nice everything was and how good a time they had before all of this death happened. It stressed him out a lot, the whole thought of finding out who you were before and how different everything was made him wonder if he was who he thought he was. Aito couldn't possibly understand how that felt, although he knew he would be determined to try and make more of these memories pop out and cause harm to his mental state. \"How would forcing these memories out help me when I feel like I'm losing my mind? What if I change who I am completely…and what if I forget who I was before? All of these memories…just because they're good doesn't mean I want to be forever altered because of them…\"\n\nT'charrl gave a little smile before sighing, staring down at the flowers. They wouldn't know a thing, they didn't even know his species existed not to mention the other wasn't even alive when he was on his planet, just looking through a portal. The man had barely looked at him and would probably just call him a bug too without knowing what he really was. He was feeling rather confused over what he should do, even contacting his home seemed like a longshot for solutions. \"I'm not really sure myself, only that I am different from my own people too. I don't want to sound like I'm complaining a lot…even if it's one of the first times of my life that I've been able to talk to others about what I am\". T'charrl felt he should probably try and drop the subject before he got too anxious and did end up having a reaction, even if his condition was bothering him in the first place and making things worse for him anyway. Nobody was going to know what to do about it and he would just have to wait it out, even if it meant growing in power that he may not have control of later on. \"I…guess we could ask, but they'll probably mention how I can use it to attack others or something. They thought it was weird that I could see and talk to the dead and that I could make plants grow with it. What do you have to say about it that's good?\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Takeshi's competitive edge was getting the better of him, he was wanting to win this session of theirs. So far he'd been pretty much shown up, which considering Kiton was injured he couldn't fathom why; the fact he was basically throwing blind punches never occurred to him, he figured he'd have landed some good shots by now and have the Frost Demon reeling. Since the other guy wasn't saying anything about stopping he didn't plan to, eager to try and get back on top so to speak. Starting off by bringing out some of his Ki, Takeshi rushed up and threw two stray blasts his opponent's way, not bothering to see whether they even connected or not. Dashing up above his blasts he folded his hands together then, diving down and smacking Kiton in the back with them, knocking him down to the ground this time. Smiling smugly he let his energy return to normal, watching as Kiton fell a ways before catching himself. \"No one ever said you couldn't! And besides, those were just little blasts, it's not like I'm trying to blow you up!\" he retorted, descending to Kiton's level and crossing his arms, \"So what, I broke the rules and now we're done, that it? I guess we can call it a draw for now.\"\n\n\"I do realize it was vague, I was hoping perhaps you might strike it lucky and recall something of your own,\" Aito admitted, smiling as he reached up and rubbed at his head, \"No matter if you cannot, it may simply be too far a leap to make this early in the process, nothing to be ashamed of. It's worth a try at the very least.\" Wanting to provide Viral at least a moment to try again he watched intently, getting the slightest bit hopeful when his son seemed to brace, only for nothing to come of it. Shame then, albeit that just meant he'd have to try helping the Beastman along, that was all. \"You're right, he wasn't battling at that age, and to be fair neither were you. Really at that age you were just kids, and you acted as such. Let me see... What particular memory could we use...\" It wasn't easy for Aito either, it had been quite a long time and memories tended to get hazy; sure, he hadn't aged, but near twenty years had still passed, and dead or not twenty years was a long time. Scratching at his head he inhaled and exhaled loudly, wracking his brain for something before finally striking gold. \"Aha! I've got it!\" the doctor exclaimed, beaming as he smacked the palm of his hand with his closed fist, \"Do you remember when we had built a fort in the back yard? You and Vegeta loved to make forts with blankets in the building, but people complained and so I used some of the space in the yard for one. It was just a tiny shack, made of plywood and 2x4s, but you guys played in it all the time. I even remember when Yumi was over, and her and a certain someone were playing family together,\" he added, winking suggestively at Viral.\n\nHaku sincerely doubted that anyone hated T'charrl, he'd never given them reason to. He thought the alien had done nothing but help them since joining up, and he definitely wasn't a bad person either. It was probably just worrying unnecessarily, that was all, yet it would probably take quite a lot of convincing to make him not worry so much. Haku couldn't really offer advice on how to remedy that, mostly because he was busy hugging T'charrl and enjoying it. Who knew Kaesstrians were so soft and fluffy, it almost reminded him of that dog he had hugged back on Earth. Unsuspecting as he nuzzled his face against T'charrl's fuzz, a bit of dust got up his nose and tickled it, making him turn away hastily to sneeze, bouncing slightly from it. Sniffling he rubbed at his nose, looking over at his startled friend and giving a sheepish smile. \"Huh? Oh, I'm f-fine! That was just a sneeze!\" Haku explained, sniffling again before smiling, \"My nose was tickled and I sneezed, it doesn't hurt or anything. Uh... Sorry for scaring you, I guess your people don't really sneeze huh?\" They had a snout, but that didn't mean they sneezed. Glancing down at himself curiously he raised an eyebrow spotting little glistening flakes on his person, plucking one off and turning it over in his fingers, watching how the light reflected off of it and made it shine. \"Cool... What's this?\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Kiton didn't like unfair bouts even when it was supposed to be entirely friendly, thinking he'd find that kind of behaviour more in an opponent wanting to kill him. There was nothing to put on the line here, they were just training and yet there he was getting whacked pretty hard. Glaring at Takeshi he let out a huff, rubbing his ribs sorely as Takeshi tried to make it out as if he had also won their training session. That was a massive lie, especially when he had to cheat to get an advantage. \"That's not a draw! To draw you have to have won half of the fight, but instead you cheated!\" Raising his fists he immediately got ready again to fight, \"Use Ki all you want! I don't care! Just be sure I will still be the better fighter!\" Going in right away again he started throwing punches in great haste, trying to break through Takeshi's confidence and show that using Ki really didn't matter to him.\n\nViral still found it hard to believe that he was just acting like a kid at any age of his life, only seeing the point when he was released as the start of his life and not any of these years before it. He never did get all playful and had been trying to teach Vegeta and Yumi survival and fighting when it was possible to teach them, but that was because he didn't know how else to act. He didn't know where he fit in with everyone and didn't know if he could find other things to do with his time other than that, so this Viral that Aito was trying to refer back to seemed to be a completely different person. Taking hold of his head again he listened to Aito when he came up with another memory, one that sounded rather unusual for him to ever want to do. Forts usually meant war so maybe that was his warrior instinct kicking in, if in a rather childish way. \"Play…family together? With who? I think I-…I don't know. Construction…seems…strange. Did you teach me to engineer or is this something you did?\"\n\nT'charrl hoped Haku really was okay with this and was being honest, not feeling too sure whether he was faking this emotion. To hear him make that noise was rather distressing when it seemed to make Haku's entire body jump and have him forced to dismiss what he was doing immediately. Staring at Haku he tapped his claws together anxiously, his antennae twitching before he rubbed at his own snout as if wondering if it was even something he could do. \"Uhh, n-no. I don't have a nose! I know what one is…but we pick up scents with our antennae instead…but we definitely don't do that…\" Feeling a little better after that he looked to what Haku had taken his attention to, frowning and quickly looking away. \"Uhh, p-probably a shard from my wings. They shed all the time since they're always growing and renewing. My kind can regenerate our limbs completely and our wings are still limbs, but they never stop forming…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"Oh come on, like you can't use Ki! I'm just fighting fair with you, I know you can do it too!\" Takeshi retorted, huffing annoyed as he folded his arms, \"No I don't get mad at Shu because he doesn't really fight with it! And how should I know, you're the only Frost Demon I've ever met!\" Sheesh, what did killing have to do with any of this? They were sparing, aka having fun, why did eliminating one another have to come into the whole thing? Now he was just getting annoyed, and naturally he was going to take out that annoyance on Kiton. Rushing back in as his opponent did the same they met high above Shu, immediately being swung at by the Frost Demon. Takeshi dodged most of the blows, but a good strong punch got through and hit him square in the jaw, reeling slightly before going right back in, feigning a punch and instead slamming a knee into Kiton's stomach. Evading the downward punch he then used his hands to block the second, seeing the tail and dashing away to avoid being sideswiped, reappearing a little ways off with a grin. A trickle of blood was coming out of his mouth and he was beginning to breath heavier, but damn if this wasn't a fun spar. \"I don't know about you... But I'm having fun! You're pretty good!\"\n\nAito could only give vague descriptions of most of his own memories, but he hoped that to be enough to strike something in Viral. It may not be such a bad idea to give it a small break too, just to be certain he wasn't overly taxing the Beastman. Wanting to try this last memory he gave as best a description as he could, smiling in slight disappointment when nothing came of it. He couldn't expect every simple description to bring up a vivid memory, that was unrealistic and awfully optimistic. \"Children tend to behave freely of worry about how they're portrayed, it doesn't matter to them,\" the doctor remarked with a chuckle, smiling at his son, \"I'm not criticizing you for what you did, don't be so defensive Viral. To be honest I laughed quite a bit when I found you two, it almost looked like Vegeta had a beard, what with all the cream all over his face.\" Shame his other son had been so young when it happened, he would love to bring it up in front of Vegeta and see what he thought about it. Curious about the seemingly random question Viral asked then, Aito tilted his head slightly and tapped his foot as he thought of an answer. \"Well... As any other being would I suppose. We build a shelter, hunt for food, try and stay out of the sun or risk exposure, not overly difficult. We've developed to the point where survival really isn't a concern, but humans can still do it. I suppose us Saiyans and half-Saiyans have an easier time of it though, as do you.\"\n\n\"I guess that's a good thing you don't have the same kind of nose we do, it'd look a bit odd on you,\" Haku mused, looking at his friend with a small smile, \"That's cool though, really. I've never had the chance to get to know what another race is like, so this is kind of exciting for me. You're the same way, aren't you? We're all kind of aliens to each other, which seems weird...\" It was neat too, learning about what a whole different kind of peoples were like. Now that Haku had an unprecedented amount of freedom, what with being away from the military, he wasn't quite sure how to spend his time. He wanted to learn about his friends, see worlds, learn to cook, learn so many things that frankly he was feeling a bit overwhelmed by it all. Hearing his kind could just regenerate their limbs too was surprising, he'd never known that T'charrl's people; to be fair Haku didn't really know anything about T'charrl's kind, other than they had wings and liked nectar really. Looking at the alien to see if any of his limbs looked new he blushed when spoken to, hoping he wasn't coming across as rude as he smiled sheepishly. \"Oh, uh... Not really? We can grow our tails back I guess, I don't know why Takeshi hasn't, but other than that we don't really regrow anything. Once something is gone that's kind of it.\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Kiton was getting annoyed despite having nothing really to get annoyed at, especially when it was just training. He hadn't trained with someone for a very long time and it was rather stressful to try and prove himself. Takeshi didn't have to worry about that, he wasn't the one who had to prove that he could fight fair and wasn't evil. They all could believe he was pretending to be good, but he didn't know that for sure. Despite getting a blow on Takeshi he received one himself, only managing to tenderise his already existing wounds before he tried to get Takeshi to back off. After throwing a fist down and his tail he glared at Takeshi, his hand to his stomach before he forced himself up straight. \"Fun? What's fun about it? Training is to eliminate weakness! You may not have anything to prove to me, but if I didn't win you would only mock me! I can see that with the way you look at me…\"\n\nViral was feeling rather stressed out with all this talk about memories and the likes, finding all the things Aito only found amusement in to be embarrassing and distressing. He didn't want to see himself as something to childish, he needed to have confidence in other areas of his life that were important to him. It was just typical for someone like Aito to talk about childhood embarrassments, he was just lucky nobody else was around to hear them. \"Well it probably wasn't funny to me when I tried! You know how humiliating it feels when you're being laughed at for a mistake??\" While it was hard to understand where the amusement lay in that situation he still had other questions relating to the subject. Slowly rubbing his head he let out a grunt, looking away. \"Hmph! Humans are so weak. I don't understand how they can forget such skills. No wonder your company is rich…\"\n\nT'charrl gave a little smile before looking away, rubbing his snout. The most he had was a horn he developed through his metamorphosis, but it wasn't as if those were uncommon in his race. \"I guess so, I mean…I barely know anything about other aliens. I don't know how different I am, but when I do come to an understanding I realise just how unusual my kind are. People seem disgusted by me, mostly…\" T'charrl still felt confused about how he should talk around others and what might be off limits for fear that he might offend someone. Everyone always seemed so concerned or confused whenever he mentioned something about his own kind and that was never a good impression to get from anyone. \"You do? Why only the tail? What is its function? They don't seem to do anything…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"Got get the wrong idea, I haven't lost a wink of sleep over stealing from those guys. They were assholes, they deserved it, but these people don't. Especially considering their city just got attacked, you know? Us stealing from them now would be like kicking them while they're down.\" Plus they knew what they liked, it was just a matter of finding it out here in the woods. Getting caught stealing from people who were their friends and allies would be bad enough, but they'd look like total idiots if they didn't even eat what they took. Nor would they have to, it seemed like they had finally managed to find themselves a tree bearing fruit. They were pretty big, about the size of a head, and from what Takeshi could remember they had been tasty. Showing Shu the tree in no short order he fetched his brother a fruit, handing it over promptly and breaking into a grin as the little guy began to devour it. While he wasn't exactly holding out for fruit he was hungry, and the older boy figured to hell with it, he'd give them a try as well. Snagging himself a fruit he turned it over in his hands a few times, looking for the best way to eat it before simply biting into one of the puffy pieces, blinking as juice gushed out and dribbled down his chin. Swallowing the fruit he coughed a bit, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand and looking at the food. \"Wow, that's really sweet! Bet it'd go good with some fish...\" Takeshi mused, smiling as he offered it to Kiton, \"Come on, give it a try, it won't kill ya.\"\n\n\"It would seem that way, wouldn't it? It wasn't the ideal partnership, but I figured that those RRA fools would recognize the larger threat and not try anything...\" Aito mused aloud, frowning as he rubbed at his forehead, \"Those idiots caused more trouble than they can imagine, and from what I understand they were still trying to weaponize you. When we get back to Earth...\" He was going to kill them, or at the very least kill Volkov. He was not a vindictive person normally, but for all the pain he had caused the doctor's family, never mind himself, the traitor had to pay. To think they had been trying to ruin Viral from day one, it was infuriating really. Closing his eyes and inhaling deeply to settle himself, Aito ran a hand through his hair before forcing another smile, turning back from the windows to face Viral. \"So denounce one son simply for the sake of another? A parent can't do that, at least not any half-decent, self-respecting parent. It cost us our lives, sure, but I would have sooner died than toss either of you aside anyways. My only regret in the entire business is that I hadn't seen his betrayal sooner, I might have spared you becoming their pawn. But that's in the past, what's done is done! Let's try focusing on forging a brighter future, one where you have us in your corner, hm?\"\n\nThe second that T'charrl had agreed to their being friends Haku broke out into a smile, more ecstatic than one could imagine. He'd never truly had a friend before, and his desperation to console the alien just now was a reflection of his want for one. Sure it wasn't his own kind, but then who cared? A friend was a friend, didn't matter what they looked like to him. He didn't much know how one went about even being friends, but he figured he ought to try being nice and supportive, he saw the others doing that a fair bit. \"If you think it's energy that you're absorbing then why not get rid of it? You know, fire a blast or something, do something to spend the energy so it doesn't all build up and make you change.\" It seemed like an easy way to fix the problem, and because of that Haku felt silly for suggesting it; if T'charrl had tried fixing this then surely he'd done such a thing already! Smiling sadly as his friend became visibly uneasy, the young Saiyan walked over and gave him a pat on the back, just above the wings as not to hurt him. Would it hurt if someone slapped him in the wings? They seemed soft, best not to try. \"Hey... I think you're fine right now, okay? I uh... I don't know what the spirit really looks like, but don't worry so much! Maybe you just need to figure out how to keep from getting too much power at once is all. You can block it out, can't you?\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Aito" }, { "text": "Kiton didn't know how he felt about that fruit or whether he'd be happy enough to eat it, watching as Shu simply shoved his face into it and starting eating it that way. He didn't like getting sticky or covered in juice like that, feeling a little sickly just watching the kid chomp into it. Frowning, he looked to Takeshi who proceeded to get some fruit himself, chowing into it all the same if struggling a little with its juiciness. He would probably prefer the thought of a corpse over chowing into that. Taking a step back when it was offered to him he shook his head, looking away as he rubbed his stomach. \"I'm sure it's perfectly fine for a Saiyan, but I prefer staying clean when I eat and that is rather messy\", he spoke, shaking his head, \"I'm sure it tastes nice, but my kind don't exactly like getting sticky…\"\n\nViral didn't think Aito having a say in any of this mattered when it was all in the past and one he didn't really have much interest in watching over when he was growing up. Maybe he was bitter, but he had a perfectly good reason to be bitter when it was his existence that had been messed with and his entire future too. \"What would it matter? Someone else will pick up on me once you're gone…again. The RRA would be the first to want me. They already know my weakness and managed to pass it onto the Saiyans too. They will have control of me, one generation or the other. I am partly their property\". Viral was just starting to accept what happened to him when Aito was ready to bring up a fuss about it, not simply accepting the fact that he just wasn't a real son and wouldn't consider himself as one. Vegeta could have had so much more than what he had now and yet Aito continued to focus on trying to hide that fact despite it being absolutely obvious that it wouldn't had happened if he didn't exist. \"Hmph, yeah, forget it happened. Focus on whatever future…except I can't see what that is. I can't see what I was like before and I can't see if I have a future\".\n\nT'charrl did wonder if Haku truly was fine with talking to him like this, but it wasn't as if he ever had anyone to talk to regarding his abilities and problems he faced with them. He never really had someone who could talk to about them without feeling he was going to end up scaring them and making them feel absolutely awful. He felt awful about his powers but it wasn't as if he was going to be able to talk about it with others properly, especially with how they tend to react regarding it. Frowning at Haku's idea he quickly shook his head, looking around himself quickly. \"I can't do that anywhere I want! Especially in the ship…\" he spoke before sighing, scratching his cheek, \"It does decrease again after a while, but sometimes it takes forever. It doesn't make me any stronger either to hold it in anyway, just more unstable. Firing it off means it might hurt someone somewhere else or blow a hole in the ship. I can't do that…\" He would feel too much guilt if that ever happened and would probably end up feeling even worse about himself. Feeling a little stressed out he gasped when Haku patted him on the back, looking to him curiously as he spoke. \"Block it out…? I don't know how to do that. That's my problem because I don't even know I'm taking it in until I start to feel it. It can hurt sometimes or make me feel ill and then before long I…can't do much about it anymore. I guess I'm not so scared about it as I am scared of hurting others because I can't control it\".", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"None of us want to fight them Choi, so that's why I'm saying let Shu and T'charrl do it when they change. They'll attack those two no problem, and I bet they're strong enough to even take Yamate down. They beat those two creeps, the war's over and none of us were hurt, seems like a win-win to me.\" Sure, the idea of sending those two into the line of fire wasn't super appealing, but then neither was doing the same deed themselves. Really the two of them changing was the best chance of winning and keeping casualties low, if not zero. Choi was not at all for idea, though his twin seemed to be more along with the notion. \"Exactly, they're bound to change whether we want them to or not, might as well start that way and let them handle it,\" Kabocha replied, starting to move as everyone else was going to the shuttle, \"We could support them, probably the best way for us to tackle this fight. I guess though we can't make them change, we'll just have to wait and see what happens.\" That was if they even changed before the fighting began, chances were it wouldn't happen until later, if at all. Loathe as he was to admit it Kabocha pretty much knew he was going to end up fighting, like it or not.\n\nTakeshi didn't give a damn how strong those men might be, or what might happen to him in the process, he would protect Shu. Not an easy task to be sure, certainly not when one considered he'd like to protect all of his friends as well: Viral's kidnapping had been made infinitely more problematic due to this sentiment, it was his mistake that he and Shu had ended up in captivity, all over wanting to keep his friends out of it. Things were different now though, he was stronger and knew what both men were capable of, for the most part. \"Dad's not going to separate us, okay? I'll never let him.\" Moving ahead of the crowd he got into the back of the shuttle, finding himself a seat along the side and getting Shu down beside himself. It wasn't going to be all that long of a ride out there, best to keep together and try and relax as much as possible between now and then. Hoping to perhaps distract Shu with a different topic, Takeshi brought up returning home to Earth and making some renovations on their house. \"We can make a room however you want buddy, okay? We'll use whatever money we got left and make it happen,\" the older boy remarked, smiling sadly when Shu expressed his worry about being alone. He really hadn't been helping that problem at all, had he? It had all been hoping that they might forget about it, but he was beginning to have to accept that the problem wouldn't just go away. \"After we finish today I'll start helping you feel better, and I'll get the others to help too. By the time we get back you'll be back to your old goofy self,\" he added, reaching over and playfully pinching Shu's nose, \"You'll see, things will get better.\"\n\nYumi stood at the rear of the shuttle until everyone was inside, sending one last look out the back before sighing and moving in further. Vegeta wasn't kidding when he said he'd prepared the ship for them, there were crates of supplies lining the far walls as well as some sets of armor for them to use. This was going to be one long day, hopefully half of these supplies would never have to be touched. It was naive to think everyone was going to get out unharmed, but she could remain hopeful at the very least injuries would be minimal at worst, so long as people worked together. At the sound of the rear door closing up she glanced towards the control room, seeing Kabocha settling in at one set of controls. Smiling faintly she found herself an empty seat along the wall, easing down into it and looking around at the group again. It was a damn shame she still wasn't totally sure how to use her calming powers, everyone could make use of that right now. Though to be fair she was hardly calm herself, so it wasn't like she'd be able to do it anyways.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "T'charrl didn't know whether or not the three knew he could hear them talking about him, but he wasn't going to say anything. It was pretty obvious when they mentioned his name, he could hear the sound of it from a mile away regarding words that were often said. He didn't want to talk to them about it, he didn't want to let them know he was listening in even if it was about him. He was going to be polite and keep to himself, but it still didn't mean he wasn't feeling a little concerned. They seemed to want him to change to make the battle easier for them. He was just feeling greatly conflicted at this point, only now wondering if it was the right decision to gain as much power as he possibly could to help his friends. They seemed to want to use him in such a way that would only make him a weapon. He felt a little confused, but he wasn't going to say anything that would just make him anxious at a time like this. Finding a seat for himself he slowly sat down, adjusting the seatbelt for himself before letting out a sigh, contemplating to himself. He really didn't know what he wanted or what to think, whether everyone here was expecting him to change and take down the King and were just being secretive about it. He was certainly feeling confused and concerned, wondering if he truly was here for that fact despite being dangerous.\n\nShu didn't know how they might fight their father. It was all fine and good trying to reassure him that they'll be fine, but he really didn't feel there was a plan. They didn't have one when the last Elites came to Earth and that turned out badly for all of them with Viral submitting himself in hope that it might save them, but all it did was push them further into the King's den and have them right in his grasp. They needed a plan beyond just one person making them like that before something terrible happened again. Squirming in his seat uncomfortably he too tried to find distraction in the thought of home, still feeling scared that things were going to get much worse before they got better. Everything was not going in their favour and he could feel his confidence slide away, knowing what everyone was going to expect from him. \"Should have…lots of money still…I think? I don't know how money works all that good…\" he sighed, rubbing his fingers together nervously, his eyes going to Takeshi before letting out a squeak when his nose was pinched, his hands going to his nose and giving them a quick rub. \"B-But…that's a lot to help me! I don't know how I will get help from everybody…I mean, do they know how? I don't know how…it's hard to stop something when you're asleep, you know…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Takeshi was ready to start pummeling Krom and his father, nut he was trying his hardest not to jump the gun. If he went in when everyone else wasn't prepared then it could be a big problem, best not to complicate things. In spite of his thinking this it seemed like not everyone shared that sentiment, as T'charrl was quick to leap into action. Well that was faster than expected, it looked like they weren't really coming up with any game plan. Fair enough, that was pretty much his style anyways. Grinning he dashed in after T'charrl, ignoring his father who stood by as he went for Krom. With his friend keeping the Elite backing up he decided to join in, weaving around from behind the Kaesstrian and waiting until he got an opening, jumping up and trying to kick Krom in the side of the head while he was busy, \"Don't forget me dammit, I'm your opponent too!\" he shouted, cussing as he only caught air with his kick, landing back on his feet before lunging ahead, throwing a series of punches as well, keeping out of T'charrl's way. \n\nKabocha really didn't want to be fighting the King, but being here before the man now they had little choice. With T'charrl going in after Krom too he knew they had to act, otherwise they'd risk something going wrong if Yamate was given a window. \"Tch... Yeah, don't get hit by a man faster and stronger than us, no problem,\" he remarked, preparing himself as Choi and Kai shot off to get things started. Taking off after them he gritted his teeth seeing how easily Yamate was holding them at bay, seeming to never lose track of them as he blocked any incoming strikes with one hand. With the twins to either side he went right down the middle, giving a shout as he clasped his hands together and jumped up, slamming them down and missing as the King dashed back, creating a crater in the road with the hit. He was making this look easy, was he just messing with them? \n\n\"For now we just keep back, let them fight...\" Yumi mumbled to herself, watching as her friends all rushed down the King and Krom. It wasn't easy sitting by like this, but if she tried helping now she'd only get in the way. It wasn't like she was without purpose now anyways, what with keeping an eye on Shu and Haku. It struck her somewhat odd that she was meant to protect Shu, someone stronger than her, but she'd not argue it. Glancing back at the pair and the alien she gave them a small smile, flashing a thumbs up as well to try and reassure them. \"They know what they're doing, don't worry. We're going to win, just you watch.\" Glancing back at the battle going on her smile faded however, reaching up and rubbing at one of her ears nervously. None of their friends were fighting at full strength yet, but then neither were the King or Krom for that matter. They knew the two men were stronger, the only thing they didn't know was by how much; they had numbers on their side, but she knew perfectly well that there were just some opponents you couldn't beat, not always. Much as she tried to keep positive she knew how dangerous this was, and it was now far too late to have second thoughts.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Krom was already annoyed at the alien all jumping at him like that and without warning too. He didn't know what this thing was or why it was even after him, especially when they'd obviously never done anything to creatures like these. He didn't even recognise this thing and he had a knack for remember what planets and aliens they conquered. Throwing his arms up in defence as he sprung back, trying to get out of the way of this alien's attacks before he was suddenly joined by Takeshi too. Ducking in annoyance he looked up to Takeshi, catching the punches. \"What the hell happened to common courtesy in battle?? Is this always the case with you idiots??\" Having a good fight was always a pleasure, but with Takeshi it was always a case of being rushed two on one. At least his little brother was staying out of the fight, much to his convenience. \n\nT'charrl was taking a fair rampage against this opponent of his, knowing his opponent was probably used to using attacks that were systematic and controlled. It always seemed to be a thing with fighting the others that they had all these techniques, but rarely did they fight with wild punches. T'charrl felt he had the advantage with his extra pair of arms, but he was still struggling with getting through this guy's wall of block. Watching where Takeshi was when he decided to come in he moved around Krom as Takeshi took some focus before managing to throw a set of fists into Krom's back, however he barely flinched. He wasn't managing to get a good hit in, all his attacks were too weak for this man in armour. He needed to either smash it apart with Takeshi or destroy the guy's limbs to give them an advantage. If he could get close enough to bite the Saiyan's arm, he could at least put one out of commission for a short time with his venom.\n\nKai and Choi needed to move fast if they were to keep up with the King, but right now it didn't seem to be doing them much good. With Kabocha there they could easily watch out for each other, but they still had to have an idea. They needed to weaken him enough so that he might retreat. They knew they weren't going to be able to beat him, but the most they could do was save this planet and have the pair back away. Trying to hold the King in place with their agility while Kabocha flew in, they were surprised when Kabocha ended up missing completely, instead watching as the King vanished and dodged it completely. Not wasting any time they moved in once more, both gathering up energy as they came in from the sides, hoping Kabocha would follow up from the front before firing Ki blasts at the same time.\n\nShu was trying to keep down low as he watched everyone immediately head into battle, watching them fearfully. He didn't know what was happening sometimes as he raised his hands to cover his eyes when a big hit came in, but all he had to know was Yamate was doing little attacking himself all while Krom was getting used as a punching bag. It was weird that Krom was doing more blocking and less dodging, but he tried not to think about that too much. Looking up to Yumi when she tried to give reassurances he frowned at her reaction, raising his shoulders slightly before looking back. He really didn't feel good about this, nor did he feel his fear leaving him for some hope. Letting out a groan he sunk down a little more, holding onto his sides for some comfort. \"I just want them to leave…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Takeshi felt like an idiot for getting thrown like that, it was such a basic thing and yet he hadn't seen it coming. They had practiced the same sort of thing at least a dozen times over when he was on Kortal, how in the hell didn't he expect it? Because he was an idiot now T'charrl was facing off alone against Krom, at least temporarily. Snarling angrily when Krom took a blatant shot at him he started back at the man, watching as T'charrl was knocked away from the man. \"Elite? Screw that, I'm already better than you!\" the Prince snapped, vanishing and reappearing just above Krom, Ki in both hands before he threw it down. Following after his own blast he went right into the cloud that formed, trying to attack his opponent from either side, aiming to hit him in the ribs and maybe break something, slow him down. \"Don't underestimate me!\" Whether his strikes to the side landed or not he'd just keep going, throwing punch after punch just wanting to hurt Krom.\n\nYamate didn't have any desire to end this battle too soon, but much akin to being swarmed by flies it was both a nuisance and a waste of his time. He was not here to gauge the strength of these children, it was his own two sons he was more interested in. To the credit of these four they did manage to get him off balance, albeit it was hardly equivalent to winning the fight. They wouldn't heed his words, so perhaps a show of strength was in order to be rid of them. Gathering up Ki all over his person he released it at once in a concussive blast, a largely invisible yet powerful shockwave that shot out with him at the epicenter. The twins were the first to go, being thrown aside like paper in the wind as they each slammed into the pavement quite hard. Yumi was sent off in the near opposite direction, flying through an already broken window and ending up in a ruined building; Haku was thrown into a metal container, denting it before collapsing at the foot of the object. Smirking amused at how easily they had been defeated, Yamate wiped the corner of his mouth and took a glance around to try and spot his other son. It seemed like his youngest hadn't grown at all over these few months, he was just as meek as ever.\n\n\"Come now Shu, that's no way for a proud warrior to behave,\" Yamate said aloud, laughing as he began approaching the young Saiyan, \"Show some mettle, or at least suck up your fear and fight with it, don't cower like a newborn. Do you honestly mean to tell me that this is what my son has to offer?\" At least Takeshi was fighting, albeit he was just as reckless and predictable as ever. Shu had the potential to be so powerful, yet he'd never be able to show that if he was too cowardly to even watch a fight, let alone participate in one. Taking a casual glance at the twins crumpled along the pavement he sniffed in disinterest, giving a soft click of his tongue before smiling at Shu again. \"No one is left to protect you, it's time for you to fight my son,\" the King mumbled, suddenly dashing ahead and coming to a standstill right before his youngest, grinning amused, \"Or will you let their efforts be for naught?\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Krom had an idea to just destroy the alien, but that wasn't going to help any of them. The alien was powerful and he did wonder where they got it from, but that power was being directed onto him and he really didn't have the patience for trying to dodge those big claws. Having removed the alien from his vicinity he turned his attention back to Takeshi who was raring to go once more. Of course he was all angry over a quip like that, he probably hated the fact that his friend had managed to impress him and there he was getting thrown around as well. Smirking, Krom watched for where he might appear again before he had to throw off Takeshi's attack, throwing his own hand up and blasting the Ki with his own. The attacks clashing generated a cloud of smoke and energy, but even that wasn't enough to cloud his view of Takeshi. Determined not to let him get any good hits in he waited patiently until Takeshi decided to show himself, throwing out a sorry excuse for an ambush. Throwing his arm up to block the attack he was forced to turn around before he might fall off his feet, finding Takeshi's attacks to be slightly stronger than before. \"Well! You shouldn't underestimate me either! You seem to do that much too often, even to your own allies!\"\n\nShu didn't know what was happening, feeling disorientated and unable to keep his head together. Looking around desperately for the others he soon caught sight of them, seeing them all crumpled up on the ground. He could see the twins trying to get up but pretty obviously hurt, his eyes quickly shifting to Haku who didn't look like he had any desire to get up, then there was Kabocha too. Panicking, he looked around for Yumi but couldn't find her anywhere. Feeling completely lost and confused he barely realised he was left with his father now, letting out a frightful gasp when he heard his voice.\n\nTurning to face him, Shu slowly stepped back but found himself barely able to move. He wasn't getting mad with his father's words, but was more concerned with getting out of there without him seeing where he was trying to run. His father had hurt all his friends and for that he must pay, yet he found it so hard to make a move against him. Looking around slowly at the others around him he gasped when his father came right at him, the wind from the man's movement almost causing him to fall over. Raising his arms up he kept his head down momentarily before looking up, staring directly at his father. \"I-I-…why do we have to fight?? Why did you hurt my friends…? W-Why do you do bad things??\" The more Shu thought about it the madder he became, but in his usual fashion instead of giving any thought into his actions he immediately went for Yamate's legs, throwing his fists angrily at various areas.", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Takeshi hadn't quite snapped just yet, though he was certainly growing furious over all of his friends being hurt. Coupled with the fact that he now knew Shu to be in danger propelled him further to try and finish off Krom. There was a slight hitch in that plan though, he wasn't willing to outright kill the man; he had to be a good person for Shu, and even if they were the enemy he should try just beating them, shouldn't he? That's what the good guys did or whatever. Watching as T'charrl actually managed to knock the guy down, Takeshi rushed back in immediately after Krom had gotten back to his feet. \"Don't ignore me you bastard!\" Moving in he reeled back the right side of his body to feign a punch, instead however making a quick jab with his left. Landing on his left foot he then swung his body around and tried drilling a knee into Krom's gut, hoping to make him at least stagger before attempting a two-handed, over the head strike to smash the Elite into the ground. \n\n\"I hurt you because you are weak. If you were half the warrior I wished you were then you'd be fine,\" Yamate said plainly, frowning as he looked at Shu with disapproval, \"Show me some strength, give your father a reason not to be ashamed of you.\" Ah, there was that surge in energy again, perhaps now things would become interesting; the battle did take a turn for the more interesting, albeit not in the way the King had imagined. In a very abrupt shift, Shu had taken on that abnormal Oozaru form of his, going promptly into a rampage thereafter. The increase was honestly impressive, Yamate could understand how Krom had lost to the boy before. As imposing as this new strength might be however it meant nothing without control, and sure enough Shu came at him without any inhibition whatsoever. With speed still on his side the King darted back and forth to avoid the furious swipes, smirking as he even struck out and smacked Shu on his nose to antagonize him. \"You're pathetic until you change, and even when you do you've no control. You're nothing but an unpredictable, helpless little mess, hardly fit to be a warrior!\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "T'charrl had plenty of strength to keep fighting, even if he was being tossed around like a ragdoll. He wasn't going down and out so easily and if Krom thought he was weak then he had another thing coming. Managing to ambush the Saiyan he had clasped his claws together and hammered the man's head down, subsequently throwing a leg around and striking the man with a vicious kick. Hissing viciously at the Saiyan he turned to watch Takeshi rush in once more, hardly seeing a reason to interfere just yet. Watching Takeshi fight again his eyes lowered briefly before they went elsewhere as a sudden surge of energy was felt that seemed to go ignored by the pair, seeing the source and immediately becoming alerted. Shu was letting off an unnatural amount of anger as he changed with his power, watching the young boy turn into that monster he had become before on that desert planet. T'charrl could feel the anger and energy immediately, finding it immediately overwhelming. Taking hold of his head briefly he tried to shake it off before the worst happened, but it was already too late. The energy from the battle had been manageable before the sudden increase and what was worse was he didn't expect it quick enough to prevent it. Removing his claws from his head he collapsed onto all six, his body straining as he started to grow larger fairly quickly, his features mutating into more of a monster.\n\nShu didn't know how to control his form and without being able to prevent it Shu was already changed despite how painful it was. He always tried to stop it but always failed to understand how to control it at the same time, losing himself time and again. In a flying rage he jumped straight at his father, trying to tear him to shreds but getting nowhere as Yamate continued to dodge his attacks, his teeth snapping at him as well before he was subsequently struck on the nose for missing. Raising his claws he hastily rubbed his nose, his fur shimmering before he turned to Yamate again with a vicious snarl. Yamate's words were doing nothing but angering him more, his energy rippling in violent sparks before he simply flew off the handle once more and jumped in with angry pounding fists as if believing he could crush Yamate with them. With very little warning Shu's energy was gathering rapidly in his mouth before rapidly being blasted out as a beam of uncontrollable energy that barely appeared controlled to hit the King.\n\nKrom was rather pissed off at the alien, but he didn't have time to worry about that now as Takeshi came swinging at him without much of a break. Getting up again he readied himself to block Takeshi's attacks, getting annoyed when one was just a fake which made him step over his own feet and managing to get clipped by it. \"You arrogant kid! The world doesn't revolve around you!\" Immediately going into an aggressive stance he combatted Takeshi's own attacks with his own, throwing up his knee when Takeshi tried to do the same causing a rather unsavoury clash of bone. Pulling back he glared at the kid and sidestepped, backing off from him immediately. \"You think I'll fall for that twice??\" Speaking of falling for something twice, out of the corner of his eye he spotted the alien having what looked like an internal struggle before it became clear what was happening. The alien was changing again, or at least trying to behind his back. Growling angrily, he threw his hand up and charged a blast of Ki, throwing it immediately. With no defences on T'charrl's part the blast of Ki only managed to knock him back as he continued to change, but what happened after was completely unexpected. Out of nowhere another blast was fired but this time it was a beam of sparking energy that struck T'charrl as he was pushed into it, causing the alien to be blasted away by the beam and into a nearby building that practically exploded, splitting in half and crumbling to the ground.", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Takeshi wasn't even going to waste his breath arguing with Krom, he was much too livid to bother. All he wanted to do was hurt this man, and do so in the most painful and violent way possible. All of his friends being hurt, this whole war, it was all the fault of these two men. Maybe he couldn't get to his father this second, but he'd make due and take everything out on Krom instead. Trying to slam an orb of Ki into Krom's side he narrowed his eyes when the strike was diverted, gritting his teeth and continuing to throw punch after punch, meeting the Elite in a clash of blows. His arms and legs were beginning to sting from the repeated hits, but he was hardly going to back off because of some soreness. When Krom began firing blasts away at him Takeshi moved in, swatting aside the energy as he flew in to close the distance. Once close enough to actually strike the guy he reached out like he was going to strike, instead pushing off of his shoulder and flipping up, using his Ki then to try and drive his shoulder down into the man's back.\n\n\"That's right... If you wish to take your anger out on someone, take it out on Takeshi,\" Yamate said, smirking as he gestured back to the elder brother. There was a brief moment where his goading almost seemed to work, yet with another ear-piercing shriek Shu lost it again. In another shocking increase in power and size alike, the youngest Saiyan was now fairly intimidating looking, and he had not lost any speed despite his size. Things were beginning to get a bit more serious now, this was some sizable power they were dealing with. The King's smirk gave way to a frown, and he began dodging to either side and ducking beneath blows, watching how Shu's claws tore through concrete and stone without any problem. Certainly a lot of power there, shame he had to go into this uncontrollable, frantic state to use it. Reaching up as one arm swiped down at him he managed to catch it, though he was pushed back slightly from the force. Seeing the other arm coming in from the opposite side Yamate had to dodge, vanishing and coming in behind Shu. The first thing he did upon reappearing was try to knock the boy's legs out from under him with a sweep, and should that work he'd grab whatever limb was closest and begin spinning him, having the intent to throw him into Krom and Takeshi; it was time to see just how unruly Shu was in this state, whether he could differentiate friend from foe.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Krom didn't even want to fight Takeshi like this, he didn't even want his friend to be blasted away like that when he was supposed to disable them like Yamate did. It was Shu's doing and yet Takeshi was pointing all that anger at him for something that was out of his control. He didn't know if his alien friend was still alive and it was probably something Takeshi should be looking for, yet the kid was completely distracted and more focused on letting out his anger on him. Throwing in his own attacks he became annoyed not too soon into this nonsense and started throwing Ki blasts instead, but Takeshi simply whacked them away and came right for him. This was getting out of hand and what was worse was Yamate wasn't even paying attention to how Takeshi was doing, just the youngest who was in a complete frenzy. That man really loved experimenting on his youngest, it seemed. \"Would you pay attention to what's going on for once??\" he shouted angrily before Takeshi instead decided it was best to go in for more attacks and completely disregarding his words, sending him to the ground with a fair forceful shove.\n\nShu just had no control left in him and was furious to the point of becoming a complete monster without limits. He wanted Yamate dead and with his power increasing with his fury his body had changed to reflect that power. Beyond his senses he was near enough seeing red, the figures not mattering anymore as his mind was lost to his rage. Trying desperately to tear the King apart, Shu threw his claws his claws down with every movement Yamate made, snarling and roaring constantly. Throwing an arm down at Yamate, Shu grunted when his arm was instead stopped and threw his other arm down in retaliation; however, Yamate disappeared before he could finish his attack. Snarling as he turned a little he was knocked off his feet, falling on his front before he was grabbed once more by the tail and viciously swung away. With Krom down on the floor after Takeshi smacking him down, Shu was thrown straight into Takeshi. Wasting no time his anger sent him into a furious rage and instead of going straight back to Yamate he was instead trying to viciously attack Takeshi, throwing his claws around carelessly as if believing Takeshi was his target.", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Takeshi would pay attention to everything else, but only once he'd beaten Krom. There was no way he could stop this fight without leaving the Elite in a heap, especially not if the guy was going to come back at them again anyways. This beating was long overdue and he was only too happy to hand deliver it, if he could that is. In trying to throw some variety into his attacks he went in for another strike, instead using Krom as a base as he vaulted up, sending himself back down and slamming the man to the ground. It might have been just the opening he wanted were it not for someone's interference; given the energy coming off of them he thought it was his father at first, yet to his shock turned out to be Shu. Looking at his brother astonished he ducked hastily under a massive claw, pushing back off the ground to avoid a smash that probably would have torn him in two. \n\n\"Shu, relax! It's me, Takeshi!\" the older boy shouted, gasping as he narrowly dodged getting ripped into by one of the claws. Damn it, he knew Shu had changed but when had he gotten so far along? Last time he'd gotten this bad he'd lost his tail, albeit his power hadn't been nearly what it was now back then. How was he supposed to stop the little guy anyway? Yumi was out so he couldn't rely on her, and now Takeshi was worried that their father or Krom might get into the fight. Wanting nothing less than to hit Shu, the older boy had to keep on the defensive, finding it rather difficult to avoid all of these fast strikes coming in. At one point he would trip over his own feet, cussing loudly and raising his arms to block an incoming swipe, being batted away like an insect as Shu's blow connected, sending him flying away as he only just caught himself before smashing into a building. Damn it he hit like a truck and he was fast, this was going to get bad very fast. Hoping that perhaps Shu might be too out of it to really think, the older boy vanished and moved to an adjacent rooftop, sitting down behind a small duct as he tried to come up with a plan. \"Shu, you have to calm down! I don't want to hurt you!\" Yeah right, if he even could. Feeling a warmness on his shoulder Takeshi reached back and found blood, not having realized his brother caught him with his claws earlier. Well that was a fine mess, he really had to try and figure this out quick.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Shu didn't have any sense to his actions and was just going wild at Takeshi, not even seeing how completely wrong he was with his target. He was angry at Yamate and yet everything that was extreme anger was being pointed directly at Takeshi now that he was close. He was unable to find sense in what he was doing and had little sense of direction, his arms just flailing to try and claw his target. Throwing his arms down at Takeshi he snarled when he wasn't there, his eyes immediately looking around before finally spotting him thanks to him calling out like that. Roaring angrily he threw his claws down at him with great fury, jumping to get closer to Takeshi each time before swinging his arms around and managing to strike Takeshi again. Watching as he was batted away he jumped after him, hastily climbing up the building with relative ease and jumping onto the rooftop. Snarling, Shu looked around hastily for where Takeshi might be, hearing his voice nearby but not recognising it. Jumping towards the source of it he looked around, but soon his patience had vanished and he was immediately throwing his fists down on the roof of the building and causing it to shake violently. Jumping around he tried to smash it enough to find Takeshi but soon he caught the scent of blood, instead immediately heading towards Takeshi's location.\n\nKrom had managed to avoid Shu's wrath by being lower than Takeshi, luckily for him. Immediately dashing away from the pair he turned around, watching Shu try to tear into his own brother. Looking to Yamate he found it hard to believe that he had purposely tried to avoid throwing Shu into him instead, especially knowing him. Watching as Takeshi made a desperate route to escape his brother he looked to Yamate, narrowing his eyes. \"I thought you were going to test Shu, not have him pit against your own son!\" he spoke sharply, looking back in their direction, \"What are you planning? You know I will have to split them up if it gets too intense. We could lose this war if we don't have both of them after Shu tears his brother to shreds!\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Shu wasn't thinking through his actions, he couldn't see through the anger and distraught he was feeling to even try and listen to Takeshi. Seeing nothing but hatred and anger he tore his way through the vent and saw Takeshi once again try to flee from him, his eyes following him up. Letting out an angry roar in response he grabbed the smashed vent and tore it right off, throwing it up at Takeshi. He didn't appear to know how to fly or remember how to when he was rampant, but instead of showing any signs of calming down he started firing mouth beams erratically, both trying to hit Takeshi and trying to destroy everything around him. Parts of buildings were being torn to shreds and it was soon looking like the building that he stood on would soon be going down in his rage.\n\nKrom didn't see how setting Shu on Takeshi was going to solve any problems the pair had, especially when it barely gave Yamate any chance to see how strong his own sons were. To have Shu change into that form was just bad news all around, especially considering he was a tiny ball of destruction, or rather at least he was usually in that form smaller than that. He was quite large there, almost as if he had powered up and that's what happened when he did. Sometimes he wondered if Takeshi and Shu came from the same mother at this rate, but it wasn't as if Yamate was going to give him that information when it was hardly important other than knowing the fact they were both half-Saiyans. Looking to Yamate as he spoke he stared in silence, disregarding what was happening up above even as Shu started firing erratically. \"I remember my duty, I just don't know what we'll do if the youngest tears his brother apart. You've yet to tell me why he's capable of that too so I can do something about it in the future\". Looking up at the pair he frowned at Yamate's last words, glancing to him calmly. \"If you think they're ready. Those rebels might see to imprison me even if I save Takeshi here, though…unless you believe Takeshi can possibly combat Shu on his own\".", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Come on Shu, cut it out! This isn't funny!\" Takeshi shouted, \"Stop before I have to hurt you!\" Up here in the air he ought to be safe from those claws at least, a small saving grace in this whole mess. Much to his alarm and surprise his little brother picked up the now savaged vent system, throwing it up at him without a second thought. Extending out his good arm he quickly gathered Ki and fired it off, blowing apart the metal easily enough. Not expecting the blasts of energy that came after he had to lean back to avoid catching a blast to the face, gritting his teeth and swatting away another two attacks. Damn it, if he kept this up he could destroy the city, and nevermind that he may accidentally hit one of their friends. There wasn't much way around it then, he needed to try and stop Shu by beating him. Tch, and there was his father and Krom too of course, both of them were just sitting by watching like this was some spectacle. Flying back down through the blasts he got in close and tried to do the only thing he could think of; somehow get a hold of Shu and move him away, somewhere that he wouldn't at least hit one of their friends in his rage. Once close enough he dodged a swipe and tried grabbing the offending arm, attempting to take off with his brother in tow. \n\nIt may be said that this was not the most direct way to gauge the boys' strength, but then Yamate rarely did things the direct way. While it may not be the most accurate gauge either; Takeshi fighting with inhibition and Shu gone rampant, at least they got a glimpse at the latter's strength. The display of blasts coming from his youngest child was interesting in only the fact it had no rhyme or reason to it; Shu was quite literally just firing off shots now. One such shot came hurtling their way and, as it happened, in the direction of their friends. Frowning in slight annoyance he swatted the energy skyward, raising an arm and blasting the energy well above their heads to be rid of it. \"Shu is capable of that because his birth is unique. He's a half-breed, yes, but he's also a bit of an experiment. Takeshi is human and Saiyan by origin, Shu is not. I don't need to spell out what that means, do I?\" The Princes, while both his sons, were not true brothers, at least not completely. They were likely too naive or dim to realize that, probably chalking it up to some other reason. \"Ready or not, they're taking too long on their own, that much is clear. They need the instruction, and I leave that to you.\" Seeing Takeshi attempt to move Shu away the King frowned, looking over at Krom and nodding his head in their direction. \"Go, make sure this ends well. Knocking Shu out will cause him to revert, just aim for the middle of his neck. I should be getting back, make certain Korian hasn't done anything rash. Report back as soon as you can, understood?\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Shu wasn't giving Takeshi a chance, he was quite ready to completely ready to try and destroy Takeshi if he even dared to get too close and was certainly ready to destroy everything around him too. He wasn't able to think straight and was struggling to find any sort of centre if he could possibly try in the first place. Throwing all he could into his mouth blasts he tore through the landscape and into the sky as he took aim at Takeshi whenever he could. Snarling through forced breaths he didn't really notice Takeshi had moved until he was close enough, turning towards him and trying to swipe Takeshi again, getting aggressive once again and only managing to get into trouble. Getting his arm grabbed he felt himself being lifted, but instead of trying to stop it he swung up and immediately tried to use his other set of claws to claw Takeshi, his tail trying to wrap around Takeshi for grip.\n\nKrom was never sure about these sorts of tests, preferring if they kept it between them rather than have the pair fight against each other like this. It was as if he was wanting to scar the youngest considering their tests showed the boy remembered what happened other than the times he was under heavy mental control. Seeing Shu's shots come close to destroying what little the boy's had left he fired his own shot to redirect the massive beam while Yamate took care of the one that came flying at them. Feeling rather annoyed at how out of hand this was getting he turned back to Yamate as he decided to tell him what was up with the child, looking up to the pair. \"I see. It seems neither of them even know or question it too. Is that why you decided to experiment on him so extensively?\" he spoke before sighing. He didn't know if it was right to try and train them when they probably had a lot of hatred towards him, but maybe it would eventually work out if he tried to help them first. \n\nSighing lightly he started to fly, looking back to Yamate as he gave him his final instructions. \"Right. I'll report where Korian has been as soon as I can too. Like these kids can fly off this planet like this, anyway…\" Giving one last look to Yamate he soon turned around and immediately started flying up for Takeshi and Shu, seeing things start to get slightly more heated between the two; however, luckily for him Shu was in the right position to be disabled. Getting close to the pair he growled when Shu nearly swiped him before reaching over to his hair, grabbing a fistful. Shu let out an odd squeal in protest at having the back of his head grabbed like that, his claws trying to swipe back but not reaching in time for Krom forcing his fingers into the back of his thick scruff of a neck with one sharp prod. Letting out one quick and sharp screech Shu quickly became limp, his body decreasing in size and gradually turning back to normal.", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Takeshi had no idea what was going on, why Krom had done that or why his father had just suddenly vanished. Not a whole lot was making sense right now, but he knew he needed to protect his brother and friends. Now this creep was lecturing him about protecting his friends, ironic considering this guy was the one responsible for a lot of them getting hurt. Scowling up at Krom when his Ki failed to gather he gave a soft scoff, trying and failing to snatch Shu back when he was taken. \"That's rich coming from you, you know! It's your fault we're even in this situation, ever since you took Viral everything's just gone to hell!\" He didn't know what pissed him off more, the fact Krom was telling him what to do or the fact he knew the guy was right; everyone down below needed help getting back to the shuttle, and Shu was probably out for a good while after a change like that. Despite his minor wounds he was the only one really who could get the others back to the shuttle, just grand. \n\n\"Don't tell me what to do... I'll save them, you just... Don't do anything to my brother,\" Takeshi warned, glaring at Krom as he finally rose to his feet, using Ki to float up off of the roof and ease himself back down to street level. To his astonishment Yumi was up and about already, albeit she had a few cuts on her person and a decent bruise on her forehead from wherever she'd landed. She was already seeing to Haku who, though he'd been hit hard, was conscious if a bit sluggish. The nearest one to him then was T'charrl, someone who was buried in rubble of all things. Hurrying over to where he'd seen his friend land he began hastily throwing aside bricks and debris, managing to finally uncover the Kaesstrian after a panicked moment. He seemed to be out of it and pretty battered from the hit he took, but at the very least he'd changed back and would be easier to manage. Easing the last of the debris off of T'charrl he gingerly lifted his friend up, ignoring the pain in his shoulder as he walked towards Yumi and Haku. \"Hey... Seen the others?\"\n\nYumi's head felt like it was on fire, and the gashes on her body stung something fierce, but otherwise she considered herself fine. So long as she could move she would be alright, particularly now that the fighting was over. It was over... Right? She couldn't see Yamate any longer nor could she sense his energy, yet something was off. Holding Haku to her side she glanced up at a not-too-distant rooftop and saw Krom holding Shu, earnestly baffled by what she was witnessing. He was the enemy, so why was he here? Where had the King gone? No way had they defeated him, she found that a bit hard to believe. Getting called back to focus by Takeshi she looked over at him, giving a small nod of her head, \"Yeah... They're just down the road,\" she answered, reaching up and gingerly nursing at the bruise over her right eye, \"Ow... Why is Krom holding Shu...? Why'd the fighting stop...? What happened?\"\n\n\"I don't know... My old man left, Krom's here, we're done,\" the Prince replied bluntly, sending a disdainful glance back in Krom's direction, \"It looks like he's helping us now, but I don't buy it. We gotta get everyone back to the shuttle though, we'll worry about him later.\" There was no way he'd changed to their side, something was up here and he didn't like it one bit. With T'charrl in tow now he and Yumi went over to find the twins and Kabocha, all of which were awake now if a bit bruised and battered. It took a fair bit of effort to move everyone, but after some time they all managed to get back to the shuttle. It was awfully lousy of them to just leave the planet as they had, but at the very least they had, in a way, stopped the attacks. Having shared a few words of parting with the alien who they had saved earlier they'd left, and now everyone was carefully being loaded up into the shuttle for transport. It would be a long, agonizing flight back to Uuonoe, and no doubt there'd be a plethora of questions once they arrived.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Yumi" }, { "text": "Krom saw no reason to make Takeshi feel too terrible for his actions, but he was the one at fault here. Here he was completely trying to show him up all while he was holding his brother which would only cause him injury. It was bad enough that he had transformed only to be ragdolled around because Takeshi couldn't hold his temper back. Sighing when Takeshi decided to bring up the past he turned around, walking towards the end of the rooftop. \"Viral came with us on his own free will. What happened after that was not my decision to make\", he spoke, looking back to him, \"You should know that. Stop trying to find someone to blame\".\n\nWatching as Takeshi finally decided to go ahead and sort out his friends he looked around at all the damage that had been done by simply Shu going nuts. This city was near enough destroyed all around the area because the kid decided to fire all that energy erratically so it was some sort of miracle that his friends were all being pulled out alive. He probably should've asked the King what he mated with to make the tiny ball of terror if that's what he was capable of doing when angry, but then again maybe that would be taking it too far at the same time. It was his experiment and this whole process probably showed it to be a partial success if the fact the kid had no control was a little startling. It would be fine to throw him into battle without allies around, but otherwise that might endanger the kid too.\n\nAs Takeshi gathered his injured friends up Krom continued to hang back, watching quietly until they were about ready to get going. He did wonder if this battle would motivate them all to get training some more instead of doing the obvious slacking they had been up to before, but he'll have to see to that once he was able to train with them. He didn't know how well Korian would take to him being at their base, but he knew it would mean he would have to surrender himself first and show he was willing to join their 'cause' before he was allowed to do anything. Maybe they would imprison him for a time being, maybe they wouldn't, but either way he probably had some explaining to do and give them his word that he wasn't going to do them any harm or sabotage their base.\n\nOnce everyone was fine and definitely not going to attack him he too started to head towards their shuttle, feeling a little surprised they had taken such a crappy looking ship here. They're lucky they parked it away from the battle because it definitely would never had survived. Shu and T'charrl were still unconscious, but Shu even less so as the stun would probably wear off soon. Their friend was much more injured and would probably need immediate attention when they got back but he figured maybe he would be fine. The fact that he seemed to be an alien similar to Frost Demons with all their different forms told him he would probably heal quick too and be able to come back from critical damage. Hanging back throughout the entire process he frowned when it was his turn with Shu, going to Takeshi for that. \"You want to take care of your brother? He's barely injured, anyway…\" he spoke, giving barely a glance to the others, \"I'll fly the ship. Just you better keep that brother of yours calm before he manages to destroy the ship too\".", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Shu was trying to be positive about it but he really didn't know if he was going to last through all this by himself. He was scared he might end up turning into Viral in attitude which seemed horrible. If he could just try and get rid of the nightmares himself by trying to not think about it he would be so much happier, but he didn't know how to go about doing that when he had such a terrible time sleeping by himself. If he wasn't going to be a problem for everyone else then he would have to try and conquer his own fears, even if they were all in his head and almost constantly being thought about. Sniffling as he scratched his nose with his tail he looked up to Yumi, sighing lightly. \"Even if I don't do anything…? I mean, I try to, but things never go right with me. I just do bad things when I try…even if you told me not to think of the bad…\"\n\nShu felt he was maybe being a little hard on himself, but it felt like the truth. He really hadn't done much that could be considered helpful to others, instead he coward away and tried to kill the others when he got out of control. Trying hard to find the happiness again despite his current thoughts he looked to Haku who talked to him as well, staring at him as he tried to help with his mood. He didn't like the thought that him being sad was bringing everyone else down, even if what he was saying was kind of him even when he didn't appear to like him very much. \"You think so? Ooh, I no think-…I don't know. I don't mean to focus on the bad! I don't mean to…it's just hard…\" Gasping, Shu looked up when he heard Takeshi's voice, seeing him at the door. Staring at him for a moment he soon jumped off Yumi's lap, squeaking as he fell on his front before crawling towards Takeshi, still not finding it too easy to walk upright. \"Where go?? Where?\"\n\nViral probably didn't have the correct expertise to figure out how to do this whole brick-laying business, but maybe Vegeta knew something; however, it wasn't as if he ever saw him have anything to do with construction at any point in his adult life. He didn't want to endanger anybody by doing something incorrectly which was entirely possible to do. Seeing Vegeta hesitate a little when attempting to explain the art of brick-laying he frowned, staring at him questionably before looking to the other workers. A good few of them were using machinery to move everything around and get everything done quicker, but they were also smaller and weaker than they were so hopefully that meant he'd be able to stay away from the machines just incase he had flashbacks or whatever. Looking back to Vegeta who decided to reassure his own method by trying it himself, watching him as he slowly tried to make it work out. Seems he did it alright and it definitely didn't look too hard if a bit messy while requiring everything to be flush. \"Hmph, looks pretty precise. Don't you have to clean around the edges too? Are you just copying the other aliens?\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null }, { "text": "There had to be some way for Shu to sleep soundly, maybe some kind of stuffed animal? It seemed silly now, but plenty of little kids used them growing up, and Shu was sort of still a child. It couldn't hurt at the very least, the only problem really being who knows where they might find one here on Uuonoe. Maybe after they were done here she could ask one of the nurses, they should be able to help her find one, if there were any to be found. \"I don't think you do bad things Shu. Maybe it doesn't always go how you'd like, but it's not your fault when that happens, and it doesn't make you a bad person either. Look, right now we're all around you, none of us are afraid of you or avoiding you. See? No one thinks you're a monster and no one thinks you're bad, and I swear that's the truth.\" Maybe the best they could do was convince Shu he wasn't seen as a monster, and the nightmares could be left to those always with him, or those that had some genuine understanding of how it worked. Moving to stroke the young Saiyan's hair, Yumi paused when the door opened abruptly to Haku's room, turning her head in surprise and seeing Takeshi there. No sooner did the other boy appear did Shu get out of her lap, literally crawling over to greet his brother. \n\nTakeshi felt quite nervous over seeing Shu there, but he knew he couldn't run away again. Like it or not he had to face up to his fear of being attacked, a fear that even he knew was utterly ridiculous. Things went from awkward to downright depressing when his little brother started crawling over, evidently too weak to walk properly but desperate to see him, gods know why. After his display earlier towards Shu he was amazed the kid wanted anything to do with him, as he surely heard about it by now. Unable to ignore his sibling in such a state, Takeshi squatted down and opened his arms for Shu, blinking in surprise as his kid brother practically threw himself at him. Falling onto his rear he placed his arms around Shu in a hug, smiling slightly as he held him. \"I... Went out for a walk, sorry... I should have told you.\" Though he was kind of asleep, and Takeshi had been too afraid to wake him. Glancing up at the others for a moment he felt his stomach churn uncomfortably at the mixture of confusion and scorn, no doubt in a fair bit of hot water for his actions earlier. Trying to play it off he chuckled faintly, reaching up and ruffling Shu's hair. \"Glad to see you're awake buddy... How're you feeling?\"\n\nVegeta's knowledge was admittedly a bit... Lacking, when it came to matters like this. Building a mechanical device was not the same as putting together a stable structure, something he quickly learned just by watching the aliens at work. Seemed like they alternated the direction the bricks were laid, but for what reason? More stability? Or was it simply aesthetic? Whatever the case behind it was he figured they had best replicate what was being done, as it was safe to assume these men knew what they were up to. Putting together a partial pillar first he tried to do exactly as he'd seen, satisfied with the outcome even if it wasn't completely perfect. \"I suppose we should copy them, this seems to be their trade,\" Vegeta said plainly, glancing across the way to inspect what they were doing, \"And... Yes, it does appear we tidy up the edges as well.\" Meticulous, but the finished project did appear quite nice. Using his tools he smoothed out the mortar along the edges, managing to bring it within a millimeter of the edge of the bricks themselves, satisfied with that. \"Okay then, if you just want to keep laying bricks then I'll lay mortar, align them and clean it up. We can always trade if it becomes monotonous, seem fair?\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Shu was happy to see Takeshi in a way like a kid finding their parents again. He was scared that he really hurt Takeshi and that he wasn't going to want to see him again after that, but thankfully that didn't appear to be the case. Trying to get on his feet he ended up simply crawling over to him, hoping maybe he was wrong about him being in a mood and not wanting to be around him much anymore. Shu just wanted to know himself why Takeshi decided to go away like that and what it was worth for him to run out like that. Crawling on over desperately Shu made one final leap to get to Takeshi, falling into him with a squeak. He was worried he wasn't going to want to be around him anymore, but maybe this was a sign of hope for him even though this was Haku's room. \"Ooohhh…I was scared and hurt and scared and afraid!\" he squeaked, raising his shoulders a little, \"I feel terrible…b-but Miss Yumi try and make me feel better. She carry me and cuddle me…take me around to help me feel better…\"\n\nViral didn't have much of a care as to how the bricks were set or whether everything was cleaned up so he probably wasn't the best one for the job of laying the mortar. It was one of those things someone else probably would be better off doing in case he laid down too much or too little. Vegeta would probably do it better than he did considering the guy loved to be perfect with a lot of things and this probably being one of them. Looking off to the aliens before back at the bricks he sighed lightly, looking to Vegeta when he made the suggestion that he'd do the mortar. \"Plus I know you like everything to be precise and perfect, right? Seems like the perfect job for you\", he spoke as he moved around and picked up a few bricks, inspecting them briefly before looking to Vegeta again, \"They would rather a perfectionist made their walls look clean than an animal tossing dirt. I'm fine with laying the bricks down, just make sure you don't get all obsessive over this as well. You get annoying when you become a perfectionist\".", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Whether Takeshi was fully into seeing Shu again didn't much matter, he couldn't turn away Shu the way he was now. That... And with the little guy throwing himself onto the older boy it wasn't much like he was going anywhere. Swallowing back unease he smiled slightly at his brother, chuckling as he patted Shu's head. \"Uh... Well no reason to be scared anymore, we're all safe, and... I'm here,\" he said, glancing up uncertainly at the others before nodding in appreciation to Yumi, turning his attention back to Shu again. \"That's good, I'm glad to hear that. Now uh... I can help too.\" Not that he had the faintest idea how he'd do that, he only seemed capable of messing things up for people. He couldn't even help his only brother, and now for the second time today he felt awful for his inadequacy. Grabbing a hold of his sibling, Takeshi got back up to his feet, gritting his teeth as he strained his shoulder before re-positioning the kid to make it comfortable. \"So... Um... Are they being nice to you here buddy? No one's forcing anything on you?\"\n\n\"If you're suggesting I'm prone to be too focused on minimal details then you're mistaken. I only prioritize efficiency, that's it.\" He wanted things done quickly and effectively, he failed to see what was so bad about that. Scooping out another helping of mortar he began to slather it along the tops of the bricks, making certain that no spot on the brick was too thick or too thin. Hearing Viral call him a perfectionist again made Vegeta's face flush, straightening out the first brick that was set down while trying to play it off. \"I am not a perfectionist, and I dislike that term. It makes me sound.. Anal...\" he said disdainfully, making certain the bricks aligned perfectly before... Oh gods, he really was a perfectionist wasn't he? Scowling at the realization he shook his head, grabbing the next brick and placing it down, his face growing even redder when he realized he hadn't put down mortar yet. \"And you are not an animal throwing dirt. If you wished to do this part then you would do a fine job as well, I'm certain of it.\" Hmph, he was not a perfectionist. Looking at the wall as Viral placed down the next brick he let out a sigh of annoyance, spotting one of the bricks that wasn't flush with the others. Placing the tool down he placed a hand on the brick, easing it back into place meticulously. If they were going to work for these people then they had best be certain to do an acceptable job.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Shu was terrified and quite happy to finally understand that Takeshi certainly didn't leave him. He was always scared that he would be left alone so he had a good reason to be worried. If he was left on his own he wouldn't know what to do with himself, even if he had his other friends around him. They weren't family, they wouldn't know how to make him feel better completely or what he enjoyed doing, not completely at least. He was always going to struggle being by himself, especially when he had all these problems on his shoulders to try and carry along with him. He needed Takeshi, even though Takeshi probably didn't feel the same way. \"Can help too…? How do the helping? We nearly been to all the rooms…\" he spoke, looking down for a moment before back to Takeshi who was proceeding to get up himself. Staring at him, he took hold of him when he picked him up too, frowning at his body language. He knew what he had done, he knew the cause of it. \"They be nice…yeah, they be nice. Nobody wants me to do things I don't want to do. But you were mean to them, people said. They give help, they care…\"\n\nViral let out a grunt at Vegeta's stance, finding it somewhat amusing that he'd try to defend himself. There was no way he wasn't the most focused guy out there, especially when his entire job required him to be super-focused; however, that didn't mean he had to take that trait of his everywhere with him. Waiting for Vegeta to lay the mortar down correctly he pressed a brick down, seeing if he could align it correctly before his eyes went to Vegeta. It was also funny how much he'd try to deny how much he enjoyed having absolutely everything correct and when it wasn't correct, how he'd go into a fit. Staring at him as he lay down another brick he watched as Vegeta aligned them properly, almost as if he was just now realising what he was. Smirking a little, he took a few more bricks and planted them down casually. \"Compared to you, I might as well be an ape…even if you already are part space-ape. Having me on mortar would drive you crazy\", he spoke, looking down again to see Vegeta already fixing his bricks, \"…Then again, am I already heading down the road to causing you great discomfort\".", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Takeshi was fed up with being yelled at, and being sent on a guilt trip. He knew he had screwed up, he didn't need someone else telling him that much. After slamming the door to Haku's room he made sure he had a good grip on Shu, shuffling along down the hall towards the younger boy's room. Of all he people to talk to him about how he'd acted now his sibling was going to as well? Letting out a long sigh he glanced down at his brother, stopping in the middle of the hall as he listened to what was being said. \"I never said they don't try helping, and I never said they're not nice. I said I didn't want their help, I don't deserve it...\" Takeshi replied, looking away as he cast his gaze to the ground, \"If I hadn't screwed up and failed to protect you, if I had just been strong enough to keep the others safe, we wouldn't all be in the hospital right now. If I had been stronger then Viral never would have been taken, Father never would have hurt you. If I had been stronger...\" None of this would have happened. They may have ended up in the war even if he was strong enough to prevent most of it, but at least no one would be warped and damaged by it. The fact that he seemed to fail in every instance when it really counted infuriated him, and made him feel incredibly guilty for all of it.\n\nGetting mighty down on himself now, Takeshi finally got to Shu's room and slipped inside, going right to the bed and easing his brother down onto it. There was no one else in this room despite there being two beds, so it was just as well he stay here for the time being. Once Shu was set down he took a spot on the edge of the bed, leaning over the side as he folded his arms across his knees. \"Shu... I'm sorry I've been such a screw up, and such a failure of an older brother...\" he mumbled, closing his eyes as he shook his head, \"I don't know how to act with family, or how to act with a sibling. I want to be a good brother for you but I can't help with anything. I forget, I try to ignore it, but I never help you. It's all my fault you're like this now... That everyone is the way they are... I just keep messing things up...\" Opening his eyes partially he continued to stare down at the floor somberly, though he reached out and placed a hand on top of Shu's. \"I don't hate you, I'm sorry for earlier, but I don't. And... I'll try to make things right, I swear. I won't leave you alone this time.\"\n\n\"Perfectionist has a negative connotation. It implies I'm never satisfied and overbearing,\" Vegeta remarked, straightening out yet another brick, \"But... I suppose it doesn't hurt to make certain everything works ideally, that makes less work in the long run.\" Sub-par work meant repairs, regular checkups, constant maintenance, yet none of that was necessary for a while if the initial build was as perfect as could be. And sure, reaching that ideal took far more time and effort, but one couldn't argue with the final product. Smiling as he prepared another stretch for Viral, Vegeta stood up and rubbed at his back, chuckling when their father was brought up. \"So I'm a lot like our father then, hm? I don't know, he seems more... Idealistic than I am,\" he responded casually, watching as Viral went about laying more bricks, \"He has these higher standards and morals, and he seems to have an answer for everything. That's where we differ... Not to say I have no morals, but he seems to stand to them. Me on the other hand?\" Giving a slight shrug he went about scraping off excess mortar, nudging just one brick this time to get it in line with the others. \"My ideals and morals have changed constantly, usually for whatever suits me at the time. My only real desire is for my work to succeed and to further my own talent, both as an inventor and a warrior. Compared to his worldly desires, I'm extremely selfish.\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Shu was rather nervous after all of that and knew that the nurses were just trying to be nice, but Takeshi was always determined to be the bigger man and refuse help when offered. He didn't mind what the nurses were doing and was quite happy to receive help when he needed it. Frowning when Takeshi stopped he sighed lightly, shaking his head. He didn't agree to any of that, it just made Takeshi sound silly. \"That is all…really confusing to me\", he sighed looking to the floor, \"It sounds silly to me…I mean, Mister Viral wasn't taken for us to be here in hospital. Shu was too scared! Too scared to fight Father! Friends getting helped make Shu feel better and knowing nurse get hurt when they try to help…Shu feel really bad…\"\n\nComing back to his room he watched his bed as he was placed down onto it, letting go of Takeshi once he was able to comfortably get down. He was feeling rather terrible already after all that, feeling like he was to blame for all of this. Looking to Takeshi as he only furthered his own belief he slowly moved around to his pillow, climbing under the covers and curled up underneath them with a sigh. Takeshi was always too focused on himself and being the hero and he definitely thought of it as some sort of game he was constantly losing, making him feel helpless. Looking to Takeshi as he reached over to him he squeaked when he placed a hand on his head, slowly looking up to him with a frown. \"But…I don't see why you to blame for me. I did bad! I did bad and no did good like help friends. No do good things, but hurt friends! I become bad monkey! I hurt you! Maybe win if not me…been bad monkey…\"\n\nViral stared at Vegeta before looking to the brick, frowning slightly before letting out a sigh with a shrug. If he was going to justify it some more then he was going to let him go ahead with it. He definitely didn't give himself enough credit if he got all upset over being called a perfectionist all while trying to say he was something else that was almost just a confession. He would get angry if everything wasn't working ideally and Vegeta would still deny he was a perfectionist. Watching Vegeta stand and stretch he shrugged lightly, taking a few bricks and laying them down. They really weren't that different even if Vegeta tried to make comparisons, but Vegeta certainly was a little selfish compared to what he'd seen of Aito so far. \"Yeah, I've seen how selfish you can be. You showed a lot of that when you were growing up so there's no denying that. You two share a lot of traits and interests together. Don't know about your mother, though. Don't remember anything about her to give any fair comparisons\".", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"But you didn't hurt them on purpose buddy, get it? No one is mad at you because you didn't mean it, and you shouldn't feel bad. It'd be one thing if you went and attacked us, you know? But you didn't.\" Shu really shouldn't be blaming himself when he didn't have control, that was unfair to himself. Though even if Shu had done it on purpose Takeshi doubted he'd let his brother do that even then, it happened so rarely it didn't exactly make him a bad guy. \"We're all afraid when we fight too, especially when we fought father,\" the older boy remarked, smiling slightly as he spoke, \"We just fight through it is all. You can do something and still be afraid of it, you know?\"\n\nTakeshi was trying his damnedest to help Shu here, but he wasn't getting a full idea of what was going on. So Shu was afraid, was that it? Or maybe he felt he wasn't strong, that could be the problem too. It was likely frustrating for both of them that the full picture wasn't being seen here, albeit they were trying to get to that point. When Shu started getting a bit stressed, the older boy looked over at him and frowned, wondering if he was even capable of helping with something like this. \"The only time you ever hurt anyone is when you change... So we need to stop that,\" he reflected, rubbing at his neck, \"Or... At least make you safer when you do it. It's been a long time since I changed, but maybe I can help you.\" The problem now would be getting him to change without getting Shu overly angry, as that seemed to be the only way he changed so far. Maybe a full moon or some equivalent would do it, wasn't that what supposedly triggered the change? \"Hey... It doesn't matter if you beat someone yourself, we haven't all exactly done that. We team up and beat other people, the bad people, you know? And you help with that. So... Maybe you're not beating people by yourself, but you help, and you're a big help.\"\n\n\"I suppose you wouldn't remember, sorry. And no, you are not comparable to a vacuum cleaner. A typical mother tends to the household, but you wouldn't call her an appliance, would you? She's an individual, not a tool, and that's the same for you. Just because you were made to help out doesn't make you a tool, or demeans or lessens your existence to anything less than what you are, and that is Viral.\" Hmph, he was looking way too into that simple statement wasn't he? Perhaps, but Viral shouldn't be thinking of himself as a simple instrument of war or house cleaning; Viral was a living, breathing being. He had thoughts, feelings, desires even if he wouldn't voice them, simple tools didn't have those. Making a face at the Beastman when he was given a jab at, Vegeta rolled his eyes before waving a hand dismissively. \"I was doing what our parents wished of me, plain and simple. I'd have preferred almost anything over pouring over texts incessantly. Now that they're back however, and I've finished my education, I'm free to do as I please. If that includes something like gardening, expert or not, I'll do it.\"\n\nOnly one wall remained to be erected and the Uuonians were far more suited to the task, so Vegeta figured it was best they move on. Their next job would have to be one that'd hopefully tire Viral out more, but not one that'd frustrate him and risk something unwarranted happening. It took but a brief search to find such a thing, and whilst street cleaning wasn't the most illustrious of jobs, none of the ones they had done were really, it was simple enough yet demanding enough to keep Viral busy. Viral offered no complaints about the selection though he didn't try to hide his displeasure at it either, likely finding the task much too mundane or menial for his liking. \"I don't expect enthusiasm or any joy for that matter, we're here to work,\" Vegeta remarked, smiling slightly as he glanced at Viral, \"Though... You never know, you may find something enjoyable yet, try to keep an open mind.\" He hadn't a clue what might be enjoyable about debris removal, but he figured try getting his brother to be a little more open minded on the matter, see if he could find light of it.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Vegeta" }, { "text": "Shu squeaked, pulling the covers up a little bit. Being in control while attacking and attacking without control was no different to him, he still hurt his friends. If he was able to find some way to find logic in why that happened to him or what caused it, he would be happier; however, as it stood he still couldn't stop himself from doing terrible things that he had absolutely no knowledge about. He was the worst at helping his friends. \"But you weren't afraid of being bad at hurting friends! I know I didn't mean to, but…doesn't help. It could be worse next time…I could be worse. I just want to know what is wrong with me…\"\n\nShu didn't particularly want to talk about this subject, problem was it was something he was genuinely worried about. He always got told to talk about his problems, but when he did it never seemed to feel better. He wanted to get help, but his problem had been the reason he was experimented on and used by his father. Nobody had anything like it and if Saiyans didn't go through it then he was completely out of luck to what it could possibly be. \"I-I just want to know why…why it happens. I'm scared…\" he squeaked, looking up at Takeshi again, \"How do you help it? So long since help! How to make it safer too? Do you know…? Why not help before? Why until now…?\" Not understanding the reasons for his changes he only found fear in it with every change leaving him feeling terrible. \"I'm…a big help? Not like this. I only be help when I get better! But how get better? How you help me so I be big help and not confused?\"\n\nViral shook his head. \"It's too hard to argue on the matter sometimes when you're so persistent with all these 'humanity' speeches you get going with. Until I start experiencing anything like that that's not forced, I'll believe you. It's probably easier to just let you have your naïve belief while I continue to follow along with it\". He wouldn't mind believing it, but so far everybody on the outside has wanted to use him. He didn't know why he was always in such high demand, but his power must have quite a lot of potential if everybody saw him as a great asset. Sure, he could destroy very efficiently, but that didn't give him the answers he wanted and why everybody was so keen to own his power. \"Hmph, you sound like you're the one in denial now. What were you even wanting to be other than a multi-millionaire? Isn't that every Human's dream? Have lots of damn money?\"\n\nViral didn't know how he'd handle doing a cleaning job, especially when this was all after a battle that took place not that long ago. What probably would set him off would be if he found a body in the rubble, even if he heard the Uuonians had a pretty efficient evacuation system. It was still something he didn't want to see, even if he had seen the dead many times it would probably be the innocent deaths that would set him off. Trying to shake off that possibility he frowned as he looked to Vegeta, lightly dusting his paws. \"Being around people is putting me on edge, so the faster I tire out, the better\", he sighed, shaking his head, \"I know they're probably good people, but I can't deal with it. Also if you spot something I probably shouldn't see before I do, do get rid of it before I turn around\".", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"You won't be immune, you'd build a resistance. There would be ways to fashion a device to counter what they use, and perhaps that device might even be weaponized to give you an edge over them. Wouldn't that be something? They think they have the edge, but what if that advantage suddenly disappeared?\" A lot of what negated Viral was attacking his energy source, but it would be simple to build something to counteract that; a conduit to discharge the attacks, something to absorb it rather than have the Beastman take the brunt, any number of things really. \"And yes, I'll be changing careers at some point. I'd prefer to focus on engineering if anything, but that'll come in time. For now I've no problems with treating you, it's good experience and only natural I do it.\" Viral was family after all, and familial obligations aside he just wanted to help. If not him and his father then who? Some Uuonian doctor perhaps, but just look how difficult a time they were having with the Beastman. If people he was close to couldn't get him to budge, what chance did a complete stranger have? \"We can just find a vacant room then and eat, how's that? I'm sure they won't mind us taking up some quarters for our lunch,\" Vegeta suggested, walking past the exit and instead continuing on towards the barracks. \n\nTakeshi was frustrated, angry, impatient, but determined all the same. He was getting tired of Krom telling him he wasn't working out quickly and just wanted to prove the man wrong. All he had to do for that to happen was calm down, was that it? Tch, easier said than done when you were sparring with someone you might just as soon kill if you had the chance. Managing to take a step back he took a deep breath, closing his eyes for a brief moment as he somehow managed to reel in his angst; Shu was still here, and whether he was watching or not he shouldn't have to worry about them getting into anything. \"Perspective or whatever huh...? Say it that way and suddenly there are no 'bad guys', now are there?\" Takeshi replied coolly, frowning as he took up a stance again. Whatever, let Krom argue he wasn't the bad guy all he wanted, it would take more than words to change how he was viewed around here. Glancing back over his shoulder when Aito mentioned leaving he nodded slightly, putting on a smile for Shu and giving him a wave. \"See you in a bit buddy, okay? Have fun!\" Back to the task on hand, he was supposed to fight Krom again wasn't he? Fine then, but he was going to do things a little differently this time around. \"You come to me this time. If you want to really test me then don't hold back, see what I can do against that.\"\n\nWell that was easy, looks like they could get moving without any problems from Takeshi or Krom. Heading for the doors then, Aito glanced back at Shu and smiled reassuringly at his hesitation, shaking his head as he folded his hands at his back. \"No, it won't hurt. At least... Physically it won't hurt. The purpose of this sort of thing is to bring to light something you're struggling with, understand? And it could be something minor, or it could be something big, I don't know. But I'll be with you in case anything does happen, so don't worry too much, okay?\" he added, closing his eyes with his smile before looking ahead again. \"And don't feel bad about how today went. Everyone is at a different stage right now, whether it's health, training or something else entirely. Just because you're at a different place than your brother doesn't make you any worse or him any better. If every person was always the exact same then the world would be a might boring place, don't you agree?\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Viral let out a grunt, shaking his head. \"I don't want to have to carry around all sorts of gadgets just to feel like I am able to function in battle! I'll have all sorts of stuff and belts everywhere if you got your way\". He hated the idea of having to use technology to feel like he could battle on even ground, but it didn't help that people were using technology against him to try and subdue him. It wouldn't be a surprise if the rebels had picked up on that technology too and were secretly holding it off just in case he got too out of hand. It made him feel rather sick to know so many people could beat him, like he had lost the respect of others and was simply being treated like a nuisance in battle. Everybody would probably want rid of him first before he could annoy them all even more. Grunting angrily he looked back to Vegeta, staring at him even after telling him that he was expecting him to leave his side anyway. \"Tch, only natural? Must be quite difficult to think of different career paths after having me as your focus for so long, because you know…maybe you'll grow bored of not having such a challenge anymore…\" He was a little bitter about the fact he was probably being seen as something like a big project case, like curing him would be like having a graduation ceremony for Vegeta. It was always going to be that way though, knowing he was probably counting down the days until he was finally able to move onto what he truly wanted to do. \"A room? I don't know, considering it will take us longer to find a place outside and quite frankly I don't want to eat too soon\".\n\nKrom could probably get through to Takeshi if he was able to get this through to him, knowing how to filter out all that nonsense he was throwing at him so long as he would listen to what he was saying. If he could just do this one thing then maybe he could progress with teaching him how to punch through those monsters and destroy them where they stood instead of pounding into them like an animal. \"You are not born evil, but then again…you can grow up cold and heartless. There are many who are of no use to society because of their origins…\" The Frost Demon was probably a good example of this, considering they didn't appear to know what they wanted to do despite there being an obvious option. They just didn't have the capacity to feel friendship and belonging, it seemed. Hearing Takeshi's request once his brother had gone he smirked, sighing aloud. \"Hmmm are you sure? You know how strong I am, but if you insist…\" Almost immediately Krom was right up close to Takeshi without any hesitation, his speed hardly allowing the air to catch up before he was already throwing a quick fist at Takeshi before another almost immediately after to prevent any sort of block catching both fists.\n\nShu looked up at Aito, feeling rather nervous all over again as he was told what it might entail. He wasn't looking forward to having to talk about his problems or any he might be covering up in the past, seeing how he had tried hard to not end up thinking about any of that stuff. He didn't want to start feeling the pain again, but it seemed like he was going to have to go through it all if Aito was going to be happy. Squeaking a little at the thought of it he gasped, looking up to Aito quickly before groaning, his eyes going down to the ground again. \"Ooohh, I don't know about boring. I was just really good at being strong for a while, but…but I am not very strong anymore. I am not strong at all anymore. Takeshi good brother, though. He pretend I am strong and say I am, but I know I am not. I wonder if I am boring, though. It is not hard to think that I might be boring Takeshi by being too weak for him to train with\".", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"There are different kinds of pain, not everything is always physical. But nevermind, it's silly for us to argue like this,\" Vegeta said dismissively, trying to drop the subject. They really were siblings, weren't they? No one else did he find himself having these sort of petty arguments, only with Viral. Either that or something between them always brought out some odd competition, with him trying to meet Viral and the Beastman always claiming to be above it. It wasn't as though he was saying Viral had never felt pain before either, he'd witnessed plenty of it firsthand and knew just what he'd been through. Taking a hit to the head he used it to counter and slammed an open palm into the Beastman's chest, watching as he stumbled back. \"You do, do you? That's good to hear,\" the Saiyan answered with a smirk, throwing up his guard as he was set upon once more. Each fist slammed into his forearm or shoulder and hit awfully hard, no doubt he was going to be sore after this. The blows were quick too, he was having to be as swift as possible to block them. \"So you know that and yet I'm getting to you?\" Vegeta asked, ducking under a punch and trying to sweep a leg around to knock Viral down, \"Stop letting me jerk you around if you know I'm doing it.\"\n\nTo Yumi it almost seemed like T'charrl didn't know how to be with friends, like he'd never done it before. Hadn't he said once he'd never really had friends before them? If that was the case then it was a lonely reality, yet it was one they could hopefully change now. \"Well yeah, it's not what you do that makes people want to hang around you always, it's who you are... If that makes sense. If people like you then they'll spend time with you, that's just how it is.\" Which seemed a bit contradictory, seeing as the others hadn't gotten around to T'charrl just yet. She understood though, as she hoped he did, that they had their own business too, and may not necessarily be as free as she was for time. \"Oh don't worry about it, we're helping just by being here I think. People seem happy that we're back on Uuonoe,\" Yumi answered back, smiling as she looked to T'charrl again, \"And don't apologize either, you're not moving too slow at all. Besides, we're here already.\" They were at the edge of the forests anyways, and with that they could set down and figure out what they were doing with themselves. Descending from her spot, Yumi set down and waited for T'charrl to do the same, itching at one of her ears with a smile. \"This seems nice, don't you think? We can just walk around here for as long as we want.\"\n\n\"No, you're fine to be around, you are. It's just in fights when things get a little risky,\" Takeshi responded, growing rather uncertain by the second. Leaving it up to him to help Shu really wasn't the best idea, he didn't know what to say to make things better for his brother. Feeling a bit dejected seeing his sibling become upset, the older boy debated on just leaving and finding Krom, albeit terribly reluctant to involve anyone here, let alone the Elite. Maybe they should just eat now, worry about the problem after a good meal. Taking a seat in the grass he motioned for Shu to do the same, opening up the container to begin dividing out their meals. \"Well... The best thing I can think of is to... Learn how to stay calm. Or at least don't get too emotional in a fight, you know? Krom is trying to teach me the same thing, so maybe we should try that for you,\" he offered hopefully, a small smile crossing his lips as he offered a small purple fruit to Shu, \"Yeah, that should work. It's okay to get emotional when stuff happens, you know? But we gotta make it so things don't get outta hand, and that should be easy. How about we just enjoy this meal, and I'll think about it while we eat, okay?\" No sense in ruining the little guys appetite because he wasn't doing as good a job as he ought to be.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Yumi" }, { "text": "\"Hmph what, like killing your parents? Because you can't possibly mean anything else…\" Viral was not happy with Vegeta talking so much when there was so much else he could be saying like maybe some proper encouragement, but of course he wasn't going to be getting any of that while trying to show he was still good enough to fight. Vegeta probably wouldn't know how he was feeling right now anyway, but it probably didn't matter anyway considering he seemed happier to try and beat him up and tell him how terrible he was at fighting now. Getting rather irritated by how he was being spoken to he growled as he threw his fist, only to miss Vegeta and end up having his feet pulled right off the ground, landing on his arm. Growling angrily he looked up at Vegeta, getting rather annoyed with him. \"What? You're the one who keeps talking while I'm trying to hit you!\" Getting rather angry at this point he immediately spun himself around, trying to kick out at Vegeta as he jumped back to his feet before throwing his fists at him in rapid succession.\n\nT'charrl wondered if he was going to be able to figure out the whole friendship thing soon, but he was thankful he was going to be able to hang out with Yumi and practice some more when he hadn't really had all that much practice previously. She certainly did tell him the truth a lot and didn't appear to be scared of him so that was a good start. Smiling at her as she spoke he rubbed his claws together as he flew along, still feeling a little anxious. \"They will? I wonder how much they like me then if they only hang out with me sometimes\", he spoke before sighing, \"I mean, I'm not sure what I do wrong, otherwise. If they don't like hanging out with me, then it's usually because of me. I don't think they wouldn't want to be with me if it was something they were at fault with\". Once they finally arrived he looked to Yumi quickly before following her down, sighing as he gradually touched down on the ground too. He had to be gentle with his movements so that he didn't hurt himself, or at least he had been advised to. \"That would be nice, I mean…I haven't just walked around in a while. Do you know where the flowers might be from here? I can't smell them very well with my antennae being sore\".\n\nShu didn't know how he was going to manage if he could barely stay calm, knowing he was supposed to have some sort of way to do so but he hadn't had time to learn it. Nobody would tell him how to other than breathing or something, but he couldn't exactly do that in the middle of battle. There had to be something that could help him, but he was too scared all the time of hurting someone or suddenly having a spike of fear and immediately changing before he even realised what happened. It was probably those surprise attacks that scared him the most, his fear of having no control over himself getting in the way of his fighting abilities. Sighing lightly he looked to the fruit Takeshi was giving him, taking it from him before staring at it as Takeshi spoke. \"But…it's not very easy to. I don't know how to be calm, but even if I learn I don't know if I will still change\". Feeling a little saddened by the progress he had been making he pulled his container close and started to eat, staring at the food as he munched. While it was tasty food, he still couldn't figure out a good way around his emotions which was really distracting him from appreciating the tastes. It was difficult to understand what he might have to do other than become completely emotionless and he knew he couldn't be something like that. He just wish he knew what the solution was, but instead he was greeted to a rather confusing state that he didn't even know what he was nevermind how to fix it.", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Being blind-sided like that by Viral was unexpected, Aito didn't think he had quite that much power back. Despite the now dull ache in his jaw though he couldn't be upset, smiling excitably instead as he nursed the wound. If he was able to dish it out then he should be able to take it too, only one way to check. In taking just one step he seemed to vanish briefly and appear at the Beastman's side, throwing an arm out to the side and swatting him away as one would a small insect. While it managed to move Viral it did not knock him over, and within seconds he was back on the attack. \"Anger is fine in a fight, but don't let it blind you,\" the doctor chided gently, reaching out at Viral's kick and pushing the leg aside to avoid it, stepping as well as the Beastman flew past as a result. Spinning on his heel he blocked another punch with his fist, moving his grip to hold Viral's wrist as he snatched the other up. Before any reaction could be made the doctor vanished once again, coming to stand still immediately at Viral's back, arms folded casually as he glanced up at the sky. \"You're certainly recovering in the physical sense, but we've got a little bit of work to do on your emotional state. Tell me, how does it feel, being able to move like this again?\" he asked, turning as he spoke and throwing a knee around to try knocking over Viral.\n\n\"I'm sure you won't hurt him with a hug, but alright then, you don't have to do it.\" No sense in forcing anything on Shu, and anyways T'charrl was happy enough just being out here. They could all just sit and relax without a care in the world, something they hadn't been able to do in a very long time. Coupled with the fact that Viral was healthier now as well and things were really looking up for them. No doubt something was bound to come up in later days, it always worked out that way, but for the time being they should just take this downtime for what it was worth and make the most of it. Just what to do with all of it though? Yumi hadn't given much thought to how to spend time off really, having gotten used to scurrying place to place and constantly fighting; they could do whatever they pleased now and she hadn't the faintest idea what she wanted. One thing did come to mind however, something a bit obscure maybe but it could be fun. \n\n\"Well because it just so happens that someone here could teach you how to use it,\" Yumi said proudly with a a smirk, \"That is, if you want to learn. It could be fun, and if you have it then you might as well learn to use it, right?\" She was far from a weapons master and had never spent that much time with them in the dojos, but she'd picked up enough to have some basic grasp on them. Staves were the more familiar to her, and while rusty she could probably still help Shu learn something about using one. \"See, a staff is really good. It means you can fight people at a bit of a distance, and its not like using a sword or anything, it won't really hurt someone when you hit them. I think it would be perfect for you.\" Training with the staff and getting good with it too might help him feel happier, knowing he was good at something. She might not be able to do any psychology or medicine work like Vegeta or Aito, but she could at the very least try to do her part.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Viral was not willing to let Aito walk all over him, even if he was as strong as he claimed he was. He wasn't sure how he was going to do it, but he was determined to show him and wipe that smug look off his face. This was probably the only opportunity he had to show Aito a thing or two about him and hopefully he would soon see the truth, that he wasn't as strong as he thought he was. Despite being knocked a bit by that last hit he did go straight back into the fray, trying to kick Aito but ultimately missing, instead having to use his fists; however, Aito quickly caught that too and soon disappeared, turning towards the sound of his voice before being kneed in the back. Wincing as he was suddenly knocked over he growled, pushing himself up and turning himself around again. \"You're asking me that now?? With the way you're treating me, you might as well be trying to disable me again!\" He didn't like being ambushed and it was only proving to make him angry, even if Aito told him not to let it affect him in battle. Going straight in again for an attack he tried going low, trying to force Aito back as he threw his fists wildly, using them as if he was using his weapon.\n\nShu didn't want to mention he would most likely harm his friend, especially when Yumi seemed confident that he wouldn't harm him. He was sure he would considering he was the absolute worst for hurting his friends, especially after what happened before. Sighing lightly he picked up some of the fruit he looked to Yumi again when she inquired about his staff, feeling curious about what she meant. Maybe she found someone here who could teach him, but he was still worried about breaking the staff somehow. \"I do want to learn! I just don't want to break it!\" Hearing her talk about the logic with staves and how they would be good for him he bounced a little, squeaking slightly. \"Oooohh, who it be that can do? How to teach Shu? Shu wanna know! How to use without breaking? It was present and no get them at all!\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "June felt it necessary to interrupt this and take Viral away for his own well-being. Even if what Aito was saying might be true it wasn't helping their son any, he needed to get away from Aito and Vegeta for a while. Maybe do something that wasn't having to do with his condition, then he could come back to it when he'd calmed down a little. A sad smile crossed her face when Viral refused her calling him her son, though did nothing to correct him or chastise him. He was in a bad place right now, she knew that, and even then she wasn't sure he'd embrace it completely once healthy. She'd be there for him though regardless, she hoped he knew that much. \"They aren't useless, they're just being a little dense is all,\" June said gently, looking between Vegeta and Aito with a stern glance, \"And they're going to think about this before trying again, aren't they?\"\n\n\"Yes mother, sorry...\" Vegeta mumbled in embarrassment, averting his gaze as he wrung his hands together uncomfortably. Being chastised by your mother was always embarrassing, the fact they were almost the same age now made it even more so.\n\n\"Of course June, we'll take another look at our approach, don't you worry,\" Aito said with a smile, waving a hand as though it were no large issue, \"You have my word that things will run more smoothly next time Viral, I swear it.\"\n\n\"Hm... Well it had better, you're supposed to help him, not upset him,\" June shot back as she narrowed her gaze, staring at her husband for a moment before turning her attention back to Viral. Smiling kindly at him she gave his back a gentle rub before folding her hands behind her back and starting towards the front of the house, sending a glance back over her shoulder to be sure Viral was coming along. \"Whatever we do is your decision Viral, I'm just coming along to provide some company. Is there anything you've been wanting to do since you got here? Anything at all?\" Provided it wasn't anything destructive she'd gladly support Viral, whatever he may want to do. \n\n\"He is yeah, I don't get why he does it. Besides he's got to know you could beat him at this right?\" Takeshi was new to this just as she was, the notion of either of them keeping up with Shu was a bit absurd for now. The fact they were even able to follow along now was impressive enough, but then they were taking their time and each swing was intentional; someday they might be able to swing along like they flew, without thought or having to be careful each pass. While she tried keeping pace with Shu she found herself lagging behind as he sped up, making no effort to chase as she continued at the same speed. This really was quite a lot of fun, she hadn't done anything like this since she'd tried her hand at gymnastics years and years ago. It would be a shame once they left Uuonoe and couldn't continue, she'd love to be able to do this whenever she felt like this, as would Shu no doubt.\n\n\"Come on you guys, speed up will ya? You're supposed to be good at this Shu!\" Takeshi teased, laughing as he continued to try and speed along. His movements were anything but graceful and he was flailing now and again to grab hold of a branch. This was easier than it was made out to be, he could practically do this in his sleep! Grinning as he moved along with ease he glanced back when he heard a branch behind him flex, eyebrows shooting up seeing Shu barreling down on him. Just as he had grabbed his next branch the little guy jumped onto him and latched on, making Takeshi grab onto the branch for dear life as they swung awkwardly to and fro. \"S-Shu, what the hell?! You trying to knock me off?!\" he said in shock, glancing back as he tried keeping his grip, \"What was that for anyways?\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": null }, { "text": "The worst thing about this whole scenario was June was effectively taking him away from his training, even if it was frustrating him to no end. Aito just prattled on with the same things like it was supposed to help him remember who he was inside, but problem was inside he believed he was an incredibly bad fighter and incapable of defending himself against the warriors they would encounter in Space. He was the only one who wasn't making any progress and probably wouldn't be able to catch up to the others at the rate they were getting stronger. He was never going to be as good as Aito believed he might become, even if he tried hard to catch up. June probably knew this and was pulling him out of this situation before it could become more heated, but it didn't feel as if it was helping him at all either. Maybe she just didn't want him believing he was terrible anymore by taking him away from the scene.\n\nNarrowing his gaze at Vegeta and Aito as they admitted being in the wrong he let out an annoyed sigh and looked away again, not particularly wanting to continue on with them either if they were going to be like this. It was like being told off for bullying or something, the embarrassment practically oozing from Vegeta for being caught while Aito acted like the typical 'until next time' type. It made him rather angry seeing how little they were treating his beating, but it wasn't as if he could expect anything less from them anyway. Gasping when June suddenly touched his back he glanced over to her hastily before groaning, looking away quickly and letting out a sigh before he continued onward after her. This just felt weird to him, he didn't know how to feel around her either. Glancing at her when she asked him a rather difficult question he simply sighed, looking away. \"Apart from wanting to kill myself? Relish in the pain and suffering of others, I'm sure\", he spoke, shaking his head, \"Why would I make any plans? I'm not like you, like…treating this as if it's some sort of holiday\".\n\nShu wasn't going to let Takeshi get away with trying to be the best at everything, especially when he wasn't. He should be practicing more if he was to get good at swinging through the trees, even if it was probably something he wouldn't be doing all the time. Shu was sure Takeshi would do better if he had fun with it and stopped turning it into a competition to see who was the best; besides, it wasn't as if Takeshi could beat him at it anyway. Swinging on after Takeshi he got in close before swinging in, grabbing onto Takeshi and wrapping his arms and legs around him in a hold as they dangled from the tree. Keeping a tight hold of Takeshi he looked to him, giggling. \"You no that good! Shu best at swinging and Shu catch you! Faster than you!\" Twisting around he dropped off of Takeshi, holding out his hands as he managed to grab hold of a branch on the way down before dropping to the ground.", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Shu was fine enough with having a look around for Viral, even if he didn't really know what they were going to do once they found him. They were supposed to try and see him, but for what he didn't know. Takeshi never did say why he wanted to see Viral considering it had been so long since they properly talked, something which might make Viral a little mad. He didn't like it when Takeshi was so forgetful and that was just going to make things worse for them altogether; then again, it was probably best to try and fix it up before it all got worse. Maybe now that Viral was getting the treatment he needed he would finally be able to lay off Takeshi a little more than usual, hopefully seeing it as a way to help Viral get better faster with the exclusion of company. \"We did that to a few before, yes? You did that to Mister Viral at the start of meeting, then there was people in desert. Mister Viral also with that person on snow planet!\" he spoke quickly, nodding his head, \"Then there was also bad Saiyan Mister Viral beat, but I don't know what happened to him…\" Staring down at the ground as it passed by he squeaked at the mention of Viral's possible mood. \"Ooh! He not grumpy! He just like kitty cat! No wanna be touched or scratch back. You touch too much\".\n\nViral was feeling all sorts of stressed just from taking to June and he had only been doing so for a little while. If he was going to feel this stressed from both June and Aito then he would immediately start wondering just what he was doing with his entire life and worrying about how they might had thought about him if he ever did get to meet them again. Now that both of them were back, both were proving to be the biggest pain in his backside. While he was a little stressed out from them he thought he might be able to handle it until he was completely better, then he would have to immediately start thinking of a change in perspective and figure out how to keep away from them for as long as possible. As June thought over what he just said he frowned as he slowly looked back at her, disliking the direction she was going in. \"What are you saying…\" Staring at her as she appeared to be considering something probably a little out there even for her he gasped slightly when she suddenly took a stance, pointing at him. Taking a step back he listened as she tried to show authority over him and gave him an order, a rather silly one at that. Flushing red in response he soon raised his fists, shaking them in frustration. \"That's the dumbest, most vague order I've ever heard! Is it your and Aito's aim to make me out to look like a fool?? You hold no authority over me!\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Making people be nice was all good and fine on paper but Takeshi wasn't quite that optimistic. A shitty person would be shitty regardless, and some were bound to take advantage of you trying to be nice to them. There were exceptions of course, he was one of them, but he believed that to hold true for the most part. \"Okay, well yeah Viral was one of them too, and I guess those guys in the desert... And those guys on the snow world...\" he conceded reluctantly, sighing when Shu went ahead and pointed out even more people, \"Alright buddy alright, I get it, people can change. I've just seen a lot of people not change too, you know? Doesn't exactly make me think everyone can be good. And... I don't know what happened to him either, beats me.\" The guy probably got taken somewhere for all they knew, he wasn't going to waste any energy thinking about it. Chances were he'd show up at some place down the road anyways, or not, he didn't much care. Flushing slightly and stifling a snicker when Shu compared Viral to a cat, Takeshi shook his head before grinning in amusement. \"He's not a cat buddy, aside from the time he changed into one. You call him a cat and he'll get pissed, you know that,\" the older boy warned, finally letting out a snicker despite himself, \"The only time I do any touching is when I'm fighting the guy, which hasn't happened in a while. Not like I ruffle his hair like I do with you, right?\"\n\nConvincing Viral to do anything with her wasn't going to be easy. He seemed to respond to orders though, and while giving orders wasn't something June was a fan of she might just try it. Worst case scenario he would say no, best case he went along with it and maybe they enjoyed themselves. Puffing herself up to try and come across as an authority figure, it wasn't much really, she did her best at being firm and all but demand her son enjoy himself. Watching him as he turned red she waited silently for his reply, stepping back slightly when he flipped out over it. \"That's not it at all Viral, no one is trying to make you look like a fool!\" June explained hastily, frowning as she stepped forward, \"You said you don't know how to refuse orders, so... I figured I could order you to have fun, even if it was a long shot. I'm sorry for giving you something so ridiculous.\" She couldn't order someone to enjoy themselves anyways, what was she thinking? A person had fun when they decided they were having fun, no one else could tell you as much. Like he had any reason to listen to her anyways, she'd been absent all his life and now expected him to listen as though nothing had happened. Letting out a soft sigh she closed her eyes for a moment before looking at Viral apologetically, a sad smile on her face as she folded her hands together, \"I won't try ordering you around anymore, I promise. Can you just try working with me then? I want to help you relax and I don't know how to do that, but I'm trying.\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Shu had faith in himself, that he might be able to make some allies out of former enemies. It would be nice to have more on their side rather than having to beat them down and hope they don't do it again, seeing how he wasn't willing to kill anyone. He probably could kill, but he didn't want to become a monster in more ways than one. He wanted to keep his personality and be a good being, not having to resort to ending someone's life. He couldn't do that, by all means it was fine for the others to do that but they weren't monsters, they didn't have to worry about losing their entire personality and becoming animals. He couldn't say the same for Viral when it came down to it, he recognised that the guy had no problem with killing, but hearing why he was made did make sense to him. \"Krom change, now he training you and friends\", Shu spoke, sighing lightly, \"Anybody change for good usually\". Shu smiled when Takeshi tried to give his explanation as to why it was a bad idea to call Viral a cat, finding it funny that he was tickled by the thought too. \"Ooh! Fighting Mister Viral? Yeah, you no even trained with him. Is Mister Viral okay for fighting? I mean, I don't know how he be feeling\".\n\nViral was rather angry with June, hearing her treat him like this. She had no authority to go ahead and say such things and when it meant he was being subjected to looking like the fool he couldn't help but get mad. Watching as June tried to explain herself he gave her an angry glare before looking away, grunting. \"Tch! You can't do that anyway. Having fun is the complete opposite of taking an order! You can't tell someone to enjoy themselves!\" he spoke, folding his arms, \"If someone doesn't enjoy themselves, they can't be swayed into enjoyment just because someone ordered them to. If that was the case, I would be much better, wouldn't I…\" Feeling rather bitter about it all he eventually groaned and turned his back on her, slowly rubbing his head as she tried to make a compromise with him. \"Help me relax? You can help by finding me some alcohol on this planet so that I may forget all my problems\", he spoke before sighing, shaking his head, \"Might as well forget everything from today to twenty years ago. That's when everything went to hell…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"W-Well I mean that's me! Just because I changed doesn't mean everyone will change,\" Takeshi said, feeling like he was quickly loosing ground here in this squabble, \"And yeah, he was little once, probably, but that doesn't mean he was a good guy then either! There are some bad kids too you know, he could be one of them. Some people are just born bad!\" Who knows who was right here, and more importantly why did he even care who was right? Again he was making something so petty into a competition, like he had to be correct over Shu no matter what. Or maybe he was just embarrassed he was being proven wrong by his brother, someone who didn't always seem like the brightest bulb. Lucky for him that their conversation was ending here, Viral was down below and it was high time they went and said hello. Following Yumi's lead down he laughed seeing her all but tackle the Beastman in greeting, refraining from doing the same. \n\nYumi hadn't expected Viral's reaction to be any different even if he was feeling better now. It was funny though, watching him become flustered over something as innocent as a hug. \"Well I apologize for being rude, but I was only saying hello,\" she said in turn, smiling innocently, \"It's nice to see you by the way, it feels like its been ages! And you too June!\" Well this was a nicer reunion than she'd imagined, having thought Vegeta or Aito would be here. Not that she disliked either of those two, but they were always about business and never just having fun, it was boring. Just when she was certain this would be a great time Takeshi had to go and bring his idiocy into it, provoking Viral by saying he was stronger than him. As her brow furrowed she glared over at the boy angrily, but never spoke on it as Viral instead had something to say. Oh no, they were going to fight again weren't they?\n\n\"No, I'm saying that fighting you when you were sick would have been boring, you know? It wouldn't even have been a fight,\" Takeshi spoke plainly, shrugging his shoulders before smirking again, \"Now though? I bet you could fight me and it would be a good challenge. I've been training though and you're just recovering, so I'd probably win.\" He didn't mean anything negative by it really, that was just his honest perception of things. The guy had been sick for so long and was only starting to look better, it was highly doubtful he'd be at full strength. Despite the glower Yumi was giving him he didn't back down from where he stood, even stepping closer to Viral and folding his arms over his chest proudly. \"The guy is kind of a jerk, but Krom was showing me how to fight, I've gotten better. Before you'd probably wipe the floor with me, but now I bet I could kick your butt. Want to find out?\"\n\nJune had barely known Takeshi or Shu until now, so she wasn't sure if this was normal for the boy or not. All she knew was he was picking a fight with her son who was only just recovering and that wouldn't stand. \"Excuse me? Viral absolutely will not be fighting you, or anyone. You people need to give up your obsession with brawls for ten minutes and realize he's still recovering!\" They were like little kids always wanting to wrestle with one another, it was insane!\n\n\"I know he's still recovering, it's not like I'd go all out with him,\" Takeshi said in defense, holding up his hands as he spoke, \"But I'm sure he's probably tired of just sitting around all day and wants to have some fun. So what do you say Viral?\" he asked, grinning as he held out a hand, \"Let's kill some time and see just how you're doing, huh?\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Viral was not at all pleased with everyone absolutely interested in seeing him all of a sudden, especially when they showed no desire to go and see how he was doing any other day he was around. It was very irritating, wondering if they were only interested in him if he was better. There was no reason for them to ever stop seeing him before, so why now of all the times. Maybe if they actually paid attention to him before he probably wouldn't have much of a problem, but most of the time they had only been asking if he was getting better. They never really wanted to be around him otherwise, if they did then they would've been asking him more than just how he was and whether he was getting better all the time. The only ones out of all those around him that never asked how he was all the time was Shu and the alien, but probably because Shu was too immature to understand he could speak up for himself and do things by himself while the alien was more concerned with hiding away. If Takeshi was curious then Shu was curious, but the kid was too socially inept to ask about anything else openly.\n\n\"That's because it had been ages! She's no better either!\" Viral snapped at Yumi, pointing at June, \"She gets revived and instead of acting like she's Vegeta's mother, she runs off to the natives here! Nothing involving me having to go through a lot to get to this stage, she was just more interested in volunteer work…\" Just because she had made her case and tried to apologise about that didn't mean he had forgiven her. He was angry that he was constantly asked if he was getting better or left with Vegeta or Aito because they apparently 'knew what was best'. Now there was also Takeshi to add to that mix, seeing him get all happy that he was looking better only to fight him. That really made him angry, knowing he was only wanting him better for this.\n\nGiving Takeshi a glaring at as he spoke about his strength he side glanced at June, staring at her before he turned his eyes back to Takeshi. \"Is this all you think of me? As someone to fight whenever you see me as worthy?\" he questioned him, giving a quick glance at Shu and T'charrl, \"Would they think of me as only worthy to fight you too because you told them that's all I mean to you?\" Shu and T'charrl were unable to answer such a question, but then again it wasn't their discussion. If they were to be anything, it would be to stay on the side-lines. It seemed to be what they were doing at least, seeing how Shu and T'charrl were away from Takeshi's side for now. \"So you've been training with Krom…big deal! I was training before June took me away from it, training with Aito and Vegeta. So what? You wish to finish my training? To see if I've recovered enough for you?? Why don't you just bring it and get it over with instead of trying to show off?\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "There had to be a reason for June leaving like she had, right? Maybe she was too nervous to face Viral and Vegeta right away, after all her kids weren't kids anymore, it was like meeting a whole new person. If she hadn't seen Viral for twenty years and was suddenly thrust into a situation where she had to talk to him she'd have been nervous too. Knowing arguing was only going to upset Viral further however Yumi kept her comments to herself, parting June with a reassuring smile and gentle pat of the shoulder. It wasn't her fault, and really when Aito was smothering Viral at this point it might even be best he was given a little space. Albeit that space was now being invaded by the enormous entity that was Takeshi's ego, eclipsing any hopes of being happy and instead showering him in annoyances. Why did boys feel the need to fight over everything? Shaking her head in disbelief Yumi followed the rest to a space more suitable for a brawl, finding they only traveled a few blocks to get to the end of the city again. Lots of back and forth today.\n\n\"I mean I probably will win, but you never know, you know? Could walk away with an upset here and kick my butt,\" Takeshi admitted with a smirk, shrugging his shoulders. He would like to win and finally be able to say he was stronger than Viral, now that the guy was a bit more himself. Sure maybe he wasn't all there upstairs still but his body was getting back into it, and it wasn't as if he was fighting his friend's mind now was he? Easing into a stance out on the grass he laughed when threatened, though it was more an excited laugh than a taunting one. \"If you can get me then I'll let you bury me, but don't expect it to be easy. I'm not going to just roll over and let you win. And glad I'm your outlet, I just hope there's enough in there to make this exciting.\" Maybe this was why he enjoyed fighting with Viral so much, he was the only one who was so competitive as to give a real fight without being an enemy. No one else was willing to just let loose when they sparred, it was something the Beastman could uniquely provide him. Sobering up when Viral started his attack he tried bearing in mind what Krom had told him, retaining a level head as he began deflecting punch after punch. Successfully doing so Takeshi then crossed his arms over his chest when kicked, sliding back along the ground but staying upright. Retaliating immediately he kicked off and dashed back at Viral, throwing his own quick punches. \n\nBest case scenario here would be both Viral and Takeshi were too tired to cause any more trouble and they could properly relax. History however told Yumi they were going to end up getting angry with each other, and then getting angry meant not getting along, with which meant there wasn't a snowball's chance in Hell of their group hanging out. That was the most likely outcome here, but she tried to keep optimistic and hope for some miracle too. Looking at T'charrl as he became guilty she quickly shook her head, holding up her hands with an apologetic smile. \"No no, I didn't mean you exactly, or Shu. I just know a lot of boys who act like they do,\" Yumi explained hastily, \"Always fighting or butting heads, trying to be the alpha male. You two are well behaved and nice, you're gentlemen. I guess they can be too, but they're usually too busy picking fights with their own shadows.\" She couldn't say she disliked either Viral or Takeshi for how they acted either, it just made being with them a little strenuous sometimes.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Viral was sure he could do some real damage to Takeshi if he went completely all out, but that was where the problem lay. He knew it would be a bad idea for him to go all out in case something went horribly wrong and his condition was still lingering. It was highly possible that he would end up getting raged at by Aito and Vegeta for being so careless if something went wrong this far into his treatment. He was just so sick of it though, having to take crap like this from everyone as they continued to accuse him and call him weak and not as good as everyone else. Absolutely everyone was calling him weak and thinking he was so delicate and brittle. He didn't want to go through with such a thing again, it was just completely demeaning. He wasn't going to take it anymore, he was going to show them he was perfectly capable of looking after himself.\n\nStaring Takeshi down at first he merely grunted at his claims, finding them to be a complete waste of time to listen to. He was not making it easier on him by claiming he was better without even trying to fight him. He saw no reason to believe Takeshi could beat him before he even fought, even if he was still weakened. \"I see no reason to let you take me for a fool and let you think I will just let you roll over!\" That was about it for him, he was going in to cause some real damage. Going in with a fair few fists being thrown he was angered that they were blocked, even his kick was blocked. This was just leading to flashbacks of Aito and Vegeta messing around with him, acting like his attacks were nothing. Growling angrily as he watched Takeshi he watched as he came right back, throwing his own punches. Using his arms to block Takeshi at first he soon glared at Takeshi, moving his arms before he started throwing punches at his attacking fists. \"Don't you dare think that will work with me!!\" he growled, trying to meet Takeshi's forceful punches while trying to throw in extra strength in his own, \"I am stronger than you!\"\n\nT'charrl didn't understand what he had did wrong, how he was being labelled along with Shu like this. Feeling a little confused he looked up at Yumi again when she tried to explain herself, frowning at her words before sighing. \"Oh, I see. I don't know what the alpha male is, though\", he spoke, staring down at the ground, \"Maybe they just don't like each other? I haven't seen your friend Viral show any signs of being a friend of Takeshi's and umm…the other way around too. I've not seen them act nice to each other except when that attack happened in the forest back home\".\n\n\"Mister Viral not been same since Saiyans took him, but he was not very happy even when we first met him\", Shu spoke up, scratching his chest quickly, \"He sometimes laugh and smiled, but it always sound, umm…evil. He only really do that when he was beating people up and wrecking things\". He didn't really know why that was but there was probably something else Viral found amusing sometimes, they just hadn't seen it yet. \"Maybe Takeshi want to make him happy? But Takeshi make Mister Viral angry too so I don't know how that work. That all seem strange to Shu!\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Viral was not having the same level of excitement Takeshi was having over this, finding it to be most annoying that he was even asking him to take part in this. There had been no questions before or seeing him earlier other than to see if he was getting better and this was just the reason for it. All Takeshi wanted to do was fight him and while it did manage to anger him greatly. He was hardly worth anything else to Takeshi and that was what really made him annoyed, knowing he was just going to be some personal trainer to Takeshi. If that was all that Takeshi thought then he was going to show just how stupid it was to think of him that way, throwing all he can into his attacks at this stage. Managing to strike Takeshi across the face he glared at him, seeing nothing to feel proud of. \"Next time I'll take off your head!\" As Takeshi came back in for the offensive he immediately went back into trying to punch him down again, throwing his punches quickly but as a result was grabbed, his eyes only quickly going to his arm as he tried to pull it back before he was punched in the jaw. Stumbling back briefly he growled before going straight back into it with a series of kicks, going in low before throwing a punch.\n\nT'charrl still didn't really understand, giving her a good long staring at before looking down to the ground again, trying to get his head around it. He didn't think there was anything wrong in them fighting together, seeing how they probably got something out of it other than a kick. \"Something to prove? Oh, I see. I don't how what their problems are, but so long as it doesn't get too violent, right…?\" He didn't know what could happen if they were busy fighting each other like this but he hoped nothing bad would happen like some really bad violent turnout and one of them getting seriously hurt. He didn't have the energy to be healing people and he would just be guilt ridden if he had to take someone else's energy to do it like the last time. He didn't know how to do it without changing and to change while trying to help them would be embarrassing.\n\nShu didn't know how to explain Takeshi's feelings towards fighting Viral, it was hard enough trying to explain what he meant half the time. He really didn't have a fantastic grip on language skills, even though he knew many words, just not how to use them properly. \"Umm well, Mister Viral not fight for long time, so…maybe Takeshi want to make him feel happy by fighting?\" he spoke, moving onto scratch his head, \"Mister Viral always say he was made for fight, so Takeshi want to fight so he feels good about fighting? Mister Viral been ill for so long he no really fight without going crazy like Shu does\".", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null }, { "text": "So Viral definitely had his strength back, no question about that! Though it smarted like hell it only served to make Takeshi even more eager to spar, wanting to see what the Beastman was capable of now. \"Right, you won't get another shot like that in. Feel free to try though!\" he retorted, dashing off and retaliating with his own punches. After the exchange he managed to grab hold of one of Viral's arms, using the chance to catch the guy across the jaw and let him go, readying himself for the incoming counter. Not quite expecting punches the Saiyan lifted his own leg to either kick back or use his knee to block a strike, wincing each time he was hit. Practically having a dead leg when Viral finished too he narrowly avoided the last kick by leaning back, getting caught out then by a low punch that buried itself in his stomach. Groaning as he coughed up spit from the blow he leaned over, gritting his teeth before folding his hands together and bringing them down, trying to knock Viral to the ground in retaliation. \n\n\"Yeah, so long as it doesn't get too violent... Though knowing these two...\" No, she should really try and be a little more optimistic that they wouldn't get carried away. She was always expecting the worst when they butted heads, though rarely did it ever escalate to that point. Viral was getting better and Takeshi wasn't running his mouth yet, maybe they could actually have a respectful fight without anything going wrong. Noticing how T'charrl was feeling nervous Yumi smiled at him reassuringly, placing a hand on his shoulder and looking back at the two fighting. \"Relax, I'm here if things get out of hand. I can stop them if we need it.\" She hoped so, it was probably a safe assumption that in terms of raw strength she was behind the two boys at this point. What she lacked in that however she made up for in technique, she could restrain one of them worst case scenario should it come to that.\n\nExplaining how Takeshi and Viral acted towards each other wasn't an easy thing and Yumi couldn't offer T'charrl a good explanation. Shu gave it a shot though, nearly hitting the nail on the head with how he described it. \"That sounds about right. Might as well stick to what you're good at, right?\" If Takeshi knew anything it was how to pick a fight, no one who knew him would argue that. And if Viral was so stuck on being nothing but a fighter then giving him a brawl was probably the best thing for him, strange as it may sound. She didn't know how the fight might end or what would end up making Viral happy, but she supposed their friend preferred this over being kept in a room all day being told he was sick. Heck, anyone would.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Viral wasn't planning on making any sort of exception to Takeshi if only not deciding to use his claws as well. If he ended up doing that he would be in all sorts of trouble whether Takeshi was able to block them or not. Takeshi would probably tell Aito or Vegeta everything, he would probably gloat to everyone about it too. All he wanted to do was show he could manage, but it was already starting to look a little discouraging. Even when he was putting in a whole load of power into his attacks he was starting to feel like he couldn't manage already, even as he winded Takeshi with a sneak attack. Glaring at Takeshi now that he had managed to get close again he raised his fist to drive it into Takeshi, but as he was quickly becoming unfocused he failed to notice Takeshi lifting his hands, his eyes going up to them momentarily before he was viciously clubbed in the head. He went straight down face first, becoming dazed by the impact. Groaning he tried to push himself up, staring at the ground before he climbed back up to his feet with raised fists, readying himself to go again.\n\nT'charrl didn't really know how he was supposed to deal with a situation like this where everything seemed so tense, especially when he was supposed to be the one that had to remain calm. He didn't want people to be tense over something like this when it was essentially just them having a fight together to test their strengths. He didn't want them to hurt each other too much, but it was inevitable considering they were wanting to fight each other so badly. Expressing his inability to help them if things turned back he looked up to Yumi when she touched his shoulder, frowning a little. \"Are you certain? I guess they do listen to you more than they would listen to me\", he spoke, shaking his head, \"I guess unless I change, then they'll have to listen to me\".\n\nShu was trying to explain what he was saying and luckily Yumi knew what he was meaning, giving a smile that she did. He didn't want to be wrong in case he got Takeshi and Viral in trouble, knowing he could make them sound like they were both horrible people. \"Ooh! Yes! I don't know what Mister Viral likes to do other than fighting so that is hard to think of\". He hadn't really seen Viral do anything else, but he did remember Viral enjoyed hunting for them when he was leading them to the Dragonball locations. He didn't see Viral as someone who has a lot of hobbies, but probably because he wasn't able to explore many hobbies that he might like; then again, it wasn't as if Shu was any better at that. \"Ooh, not even sure what Shu likes to do other than fruit, play and fight. I don't know many things people like to do! Only really know how to live\".", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Viral was dazed and unable to think straight for just the moment it took for him to get back up to his feet, not feeling ready to go in with another attack that might end up being completely whiffed and causing him to only look like a fool. That was a dirty move Takeshi pulled off, it could had easily set something off and yet he still took the risk. Managing to find his feet again he raised his fists, giving Takeshi a glaring at when he spoke like he might as well had been Vegeta. Watching as Takeshi came right back in again he growled before he moved one way to avoid the punch before raising his arm to block the kick. \"I am not careless!!\" he suddenly shouted, throwing himself forward no matter the circumstances as he was very quickly throwing his fists at Takeshi in some sort of furious rage with very little care taken.\n\nT'charrl didn't really know what he could do other than jump on them if things got bad, seeing how he was only really good at being violent. Telling them to stop would probably annoy them more than anything. He did have a fairly soft voice that was probably more annoying than anything, seeing how annoyed the other guy was at his voice. So far it seemed to be going okay, but Viral was getting awfully angry at Takeshi. \"Are you sure it's all okay? Viral seems awfully mad. I'm sure you can feel that too, right?\" He didn't know if he was supposed to say something to help ease the tension coming from June either, feeling how much she was worried as she remained pretty still. All this negative emotion was really getting to him, but even if he said something it wouldn't ease their emotions.\n\nShu didn't really know how much free time he had, seeing how he was very quickly becoming busy as everyone decided they wanted to see him for various things. There was Aito who might've forgotten about it and then there was Krom who wanted to train him and try to get his other form under control. He didn't know how he was supposed to do so much and still feel okay about everything that was happening to him, seeing how a lot of it relied on his emotions. \"Ooh! Yes maybe? I mean, I have many plans! Everybody wants to see Shu! Wants to see for all the…things little me has been doing and such…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Takeshi wasn't going to take advantage of Viral being down, but he wasn't going to give the guy much chance to recoup either. This was a match to see how strong each of them were, not your typical, laid back sparring session. And sure neither were exactly going all out, but they probably wouldn't fight like this with the others. Throwing two punches and missing he then tried with a kick, frowning when that was blocked as well. \"Alright, alright, relax Viral! I was joking, you know?\" Telling the Beastman to relax was like telling Shu not to love fruit, it wasn't really going to do much. Stepping backwards to avoid the incoming fists he had to weave back and forth as well, ending up in an awkward stumble as he tried to avoid being hit. Catching one punch to the gut he then took another to the head, stumbling to the side before getting swatted away and falling to the ground. Holy crap those three punches hurt, it felt like he'd just been struck by a vehicle or something. \"Jeez... Heh... that fricken smarts...\" Takeshi laughed, stopping quickly and wincing as he rubbed at his jaw. \"The hell they been feeding you?\"\n\n\"It's fine... Just wait, don't get involved too quickly,\" Yumi cautioned, though she was beginning to feel somewhat worried as well. If Viral became too angry he might really hurt someone, they couldn't let him get to that point. When was it too much though? And as things escalated she could feel June beside them becoming more and more concerned, to the point where her anxiousness practically poured off like steam. Hoping to help a little but she focused solely on the woman for a moment and settled herself down with a deep breath, urging June to do the same. While her hands dropped from her chest and her face relaxed somewhat she was still tense, but it was certainly better than it had been. Breathing a bit easier now Yumi turned her attention back to Shu, a bit amused by the fact hey were holding a conversation in the middle of all of this. \"Whenever you have free time then we can play, how's that? I can show you all sorts of things we used to do as kids, maybe there will be something you like?\"\n\nWhatever Yumi and Shu were discussing were of little importance to June, she was much too focused on the fight. Going between fearing for Viral's safety and worrying what he might do was leaving her awfully high strung, even as she inexplicably relaxed for a moment. Her unease reached a peak when Viral delivered a series of hard blows to Takeshi, audible and strong enough to put him in the dirt. Gasping she took a few steps towards the pair, wanting to call off the fight and stop anyone from getting hurt. The Saiyan held up a hand for her to wait though and she kept silent, though she remained where she was, closer to the fight.\n\n\"Wow... I gotta say Viral, didn't expect you to hit that hard...\" Takeshi began, smiling as he pushed himself up to his feet. Wiping some dirt from his face he gave his side a rubbing, nursing at what could be bruised ribs as he tried to collect himself from being pummeled. \"You're definitely better, no question about it. Hell, you've gotta be right where you were when we first met at least, and you're still holding back aren't you?\" Crazy, what would a fight between them be like if they went all out? He had some strength in reserve too but now he was skeptical if he could keep up with the guy. And with his body aching already he wasn't terribly sure he wanted to try that anyways. After standing there for a moment he smiled and held both hands up, a sign of resignation before he grinned. \"I'm done, it's my day off and I don't want to get my ass kicked. Besides I got more than I bargained for there, you'd beat me to a pulp if we keep going,\" he added, laughing before stepping forward and extending a fist towards Viral, \"You win, I'm fine with stopping here. I want to try this again some other time though, I'll do better next round.\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Viral had about enough of Takeshi with that remark and even as he tried to take it back it was way too late. He had managed to take a swipe at his feelings and managed to hit the worst spot possible. It was bad enough that both Aito and Vegeta did it, but now that Takeshi recognised it he managed to completely tick him off. Throwing in a lot into his next few hits he completely disregard anything that Takeshi might dish out while he was going in, managing to give Takeshi a fair good pounding at before he went down. Staring at him he kept his fist clenched, growling lowly as Takeshi only managed to complain and sound obnoxious. Typical of him, it wasn't as if he had been fighting for that long and already he was complaining. \"You talk too much…\"\n\nViral wasn't pleased with how long Takeshi was staying on the ground for, staring at him as if expecting he was simply going to stay on the ground for the rest of the fight. He wasn't finished with him yet, they only had a few rounds and it was hardly anything at this point. Watching Takeshi as he got back up to his feet he glared at him as if expecting him to start fighting back the moment he stopped talking. He was hardly in the right position to be saying he was the one who was holding back, it was Takeshi who could use Ki and Viral knew well enough that everyone who would fight against him for real would use Ki to gain an advantage, even if he didn't have any himself. Raising his fists momentarily he twitched when Takeshi decided to call quits already, finding it down right insulting that he would ever do such a thing. It was as if he thought he couldn't handle anymore, as if that was all he had in him. Staring at him he looked down at Takeshi's fist, looking back to Takeshi before giving him an angry glare. \"You get hit a few times and immediately call it quits??\" he glared at him, making a grab at Takeshi's fist to toss him over shoulder, \"Do you know how long I've waited and you're already blowing me off!!\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Takeshi had only been struck a few times and already he ached like he'd been training all day. He'd expected Viral to be stronger now that he was getting better but this was a bit ridiculous! Goes to show he ought not be relaxing and letting his guard down, otherwise he'd be black and blue by the time this was over. Taking a moment to gather himself he finally got back to his feet, trying to call off the match and move on; this was everyone's day off, he had no desire to spend their day off limping about and needing bags of ice for his injuries. Figuring maybe Viral would respect that wish he deflated slightly when denied, trying to keep his fist out as a show of camaraderie. \"You proved you got your strength back, let's go do something else, huh? Maybe we can do this again later, what do you say?\"\n\nJeez, a simple no would have sufficed! Takeshi hadn't been expecting anything from Viral other than maybe a grumpy dismissal, that would be normal for the guy. When his arm was grabbed all he did was flail comically and end up being flipped helplessly, landing on his back with a thud and coughing. \"Ouch! I'm not blowing you off, I didn't want to spend today all beat up!\" he shot back, sitting up and rubbing at his back before climbing to his feet, \"But fine, if you're so determined to fight then we'll fight. I guess it's nothing a hot bath won't fix.\" He couldn't say he hated the idea of fighting with Viral more, and the fact that his friend was able to really deal some damage made this interesting. Grinning as he lowered himself into a stance once more Takeshi slowly began shifting his feet, circling the Beastman as he tried to decide how to approach this. Figuring to hell with it he ran right at him, throwing a right jab and then following with a left uppercut, and if both of those missed he'd bring up his right leg and kick out at Viral's stomach.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Viral was pretty furious that Takeshi wasn't letting him fight some more, knowing what they did was practically just a few punches and a few kicks rather than an actual session. It was as if Takeshi had only evaluated his strength after one punch. If this was how everyone treated him then they were all going to see his fury. He was not a stupid little kid who could be made all giddy and proud over managing to get a few punches in. Throwing Takeshi over he ended with a slam, releasing him and narrowing his eyes at his complaining. \"It's nothing to do with your little nuisances! You think I waited this long only to throw a few punches and be done with it??\" he growled as he turned around to face him, raising his fists, \"If you didn't want to do this, then you should never had asked for this!\"\n\nTakeshi was the one who wanted to fight him so whether he liked it or not he was getting a fight. To bail out so early was an insult to him, as if it wasn't hard enough to find a serious training session where he wasn't going to be made a fool of. Waiting for Takeshi to come at him again he glared at him as he was circled before throwing his paws around once Takeshi bolted at him, managing to smack Takeshi's right punch before going for his left, seeing his leg come up only to retaliate with his own kick upwards. \"I few swings have proved nothing! Since when has that ever counted towards true strength? Since when does that ever matter??\" Deciding on an attack of his own he immediately started swinging his arms around wildly as he only grew angry. \"It is always the same with you! You are always so selfish! All you care about is your own strength! If you can be matched, you quit immediately!\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Of course I want to fight! I don't want to spend my day off icing my bruises though!\" Takeshi shot back before getting to his feet, rubbing at one of his shoulders before frowning, \"If you really want to keep going then I'll do it.\" It's not like he was trying to outdo his friend here, it was supposed to just be to see how strong he was now. If his body aching already wasn't indication enough then getting knocked to the ground twice already should be a pretty telltale sign. Hesitating as he tried to decide how to go at Viral again he circled around a bit, finally deciding to hell with it and just going in with a simple combo. Getting each punch blocked or dodged and his kick intercepted he scowled, backing off again before smirking. \"Hey, you end a fight in a few swings and I think that means a bunch! A guy who can end a fight in three punches is really strong, don't you think?\" he asked, lowering his guard and shrugging his shoulders, \"Might just be me, but I think that makes someone strong, you know?\"\n\nHe really ought to know better by now than to try and strike up conversation with the guy, all it ever did was piss him off. Lifting his arms as the onslaught began again he focused solely on blocking Viral's hits, each blow landing causing a bit of a concussive force that erupted in the air around them. \"That's not true! I want to see how strong you are too!\" he answered as he ducked under a bunch, scrambling to the side to avoid being hit, \"I wanted to see if you're better, I figured fighting was the best way to do it!\" He was concerned with how powerful Viral might be now, and through that he could probably guess how he was overall. Sure, physical power had little to do with how happy someone was, but for a guy who was always down on feeling weak it should be at least something. Backpedaling as Viral continued after him, getting caught out in the process and getting punched in the nose. Wincing he stepped back and covered it up with both hands, tears in the corners of his eyes before he pointed at Viral accusingly. \"Ow, that hurt! You trying to break me or something?\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Viral was having none of Takeshi's nonsense, he had already enough of it by the time he started talking to him. All that Takeshi wanted to do was fight and he had probably been waiting a long time to fight him. Now that he had the chance it seemed Takeshi was less than willing to go through with it all and was simply happy that he had managed to test his own strength for a few punches, not thinking about how it might affect him in return. \"So you don't care about anything else other than that?? You take a few punches and then you decide that's enough??\" Of course Takeshi wasn't willing to put anymore into it if he had already lost, he hated putting effort into something for the other person. If he did put in as much effort into others as he did his training then his brother would probably be better by now.\n\nTakeshi didn't care about true strength, he never did. He only cared about physical strength and that much was pretty evident just now. There was little he cared about and what was happening just now was definitely one of those moments where he only cared about himself. So what if he was a little sore, that wasn't going to stop him from continuing their fight when he was the one who asked for it. \"That's right, you don't care about anything else concerning me!\" he growled as he continued to take swings at Takeshi, following after him as he tried to avoid the punches, \"You would only be happy so long as I could punch you!\" It had been the same with mostly everyone. Everything that was going on in his and Shu's head had all been left behind just to get them battle ready, a whole load of empty promises left by those who only wanted to get him fighting again. Finally managing to hit Takeshi he stopped and stared at him as he staggered, keeping his fists ready. \"You wanted to test my strength and now you're moaning when you do face it\", he spoke before going straight in again, readying another combo of punches and kicks, \"Would you take it easy on me if I was the enemy?? Fight me like I am one!\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"I'm not like that! I worry about people, you know? Stop making me out to be a bad guy!\" He wasn't really like that was he? Sure he was eager to train and fight with people but that was far from the only thing he cared about. Heck, here he was letting Viral wail on him to get out frustration, wasn't that considerate? Maybe letting him wasn't the right way of putting this, he wasn't actually trying to get his ass handed to him. Being knocked into the dirt once more he was slower to get up this time, making yet another attempt to defend himself and where he stood in terms of their friendship. Expecting to be smacked for even trying it he tensed up expecting a punch, watching in surprise as Viral actually lowered his fists.\n\n\"I've always counted you as a friend, pretty quickly after we met I started considering you one,\" Takeshi answered, frowning as he rubbed at his neck awkwardly. Jeez, he was going to have to spill it all here just to convince the guy wasn't he? Getting red in the face he folded his arms over his chest, letting out a sigh before facing Viral, looking him right in the eye. \"I'm not the best with words, okay? So before you go and skewer me for saying something stupid, keep that in mind. As for what it means...\" Trailing off again he bit his lip, his brow pulling together in a furrow as he looked down at his feet. \"What it means... Is that you're someone I know I can rely on. And not just for fights, if I need help with something I'm sure I could come to you for help. I'd do the same too, I just don't always know what to do, and I don't want to make things worse trying, you know?\" \n\nThis really wasn't the easiest thing in the world, he felt awkward opening up and telling Viral why he felt the way he did. Gods it wasn't like this was a fricken love confession or anything, he was just telling the guy he considered him a friend. Puffing up slightly he exhaled before pointing at the Beastman, his face a bright red in embarrassment before he went on a tirade. \"Ever since we met you've been stronger and I've wanted to reach your level, that's why I always fight with you! You're someone I look up to and inspire to be like, and I envy you! Aside from just that you had people who cared about you even when we met, even if it didn't seem like it. All I had was Shu, and even then we weren't that close. But you had Vegeta and Yumi, and I don't know, maybe I was jealous, maybe I wanted that for myself...\" He was rambling now, the words coming out by themselves with very little thought on his part. If he hadn't made a complete fool of himself yet he was probably about to.\n\n\"A friend is someone who is there when you need them! You've saved me at least twice, and I never thanked you for that. Then you got captured and sick and it was my fault and I haven't been able to do anything to help! I've just wanted to see you get strong again, not because it means I can fight you, but because you were happier when you were strong. I don't like seeing people all depressed and down on themselves, you know? It sucks! I want my friends to be healthy and to be able to do what they want, that's all. And... And...\" Takeshi continued, rubbing at his head fitfully before kicking the dirt, \"I've been so pissed at myself for not being able to say anything to you, or talk to you. I always seem to piss you off and I don't mean to, I really don't. I want to get along with you and I want to be able to do things with you, with everyone. We all just want you to be healthier and happier Viral, honest. And... I'm sorry if it seems like I didn't want that for you, I do.\"\n\nAs Takeshi went on his spree Yumi listened to every word, mouth agape as he opened up some. It was far from a perfect admittance or probably not even what Viral wanted to hear exactly, but it was a big change in the way they usually spoke to one another. This was extremely different for the two of them, where Viral actually seemed to be giving Takeshi a chance and the Saiyan wasn't completely blowing that up in his own face. Maybe they would actually get something out this, one could dare to hope.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Viral was willing to listen to Takeshi without attacking him if only to see if he would ever be able to make up for it, like whether he was ever going to be able to put up a good defence and if not he would just go ahead and start beating him into the ground once more. Takeshi had a knack for being selfish and if he was going to be selfish with this then Viral had no reason to listen. To be constantly thought of as the one who was only good at fighting was pretty infuriating, like that was all he was good at. He saw no reason to give him a crap about Takeshi until he explained himself, telling him why he thought of him as a friend if all he wanted to do was fight him. He had become sick of it, sick of always being seen as something to have a fight with and only good for such a task.\n\nStaring down at Takeshi he continued to glare at him, narrowing his eyes as everything just sounded like he was trying to avoid confrontation so far. It was sounding typical at this point, like he was trying to make excuses for his actions. Staring at him he narrowed his eyes briefly before looking confused, not exactly understanding what Takeshi was getting at. It wasn't that he often gave Takeshi help, probably because he had been mainly shut off with Takeshi not really talking to him anyway. Already starting to get mad again at Takeshi's excuses he was about to cut off this pointless babble until Takeshi decided to point at him, confusing him rather quickly.\n\nAs Takeshi decided it was time to spill his guts out Viral couldn't help but stare in mild confusion. So he admired him in a sense, but that didn't explain why he never bothered talking to him or showing much care other than for his fighting health. Huffing a little bit he slowly folded his arms, staring at him as he continued before eventually frowning, looking away. Seemed this was the long apology that Takeshi had been holding back on for a long time now. Feeling a little frustrated that he had waited so long he soon growled and looked back. \"So asking only if I was well enough to fight or train was your way of expressing it? And you wonder why you anger me\", he grunted, shaking his head and turning slightly, \"It's comments like that which make me wonder if there's anything more to me than fighting. I'm sure you know what it's like to think your purpose in life is for battle and nothing more; however, you've never needed to worry about feeling obsolete. I may be able to beat you in a fist fight, but if you cared to unleash your full power I would stand no chance. Your incessant behaviour constantly nails in how I will always earn the participation award and never be the winner\".", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Viral was waiting for Takeshi to say what he had to say, but he wouldn't be surprised if Takeshi couldn't come up with anything after that. He was annoyed at him for ever thinking it was okay to treat him like he was nothing but something to train with. If Takeshi was going to apologise he better to it right, otherwise he was going to get right back to hitting him. While he was talking, he wasn't saying what he was hoping to get out of him and was simply sounding like he was apologising so that he might be able to do the same thing all over again. It was hardly what he was expecting from Takeshi, but it was also not what he wanted to hear either if this was going to be a one-time apology.\n\nFeeling like he was always going to be in last place was probably something Takeshi couldn't fix, but the most he could do was force him to understand why he felt the way he did. He was angry at himself for being unable to keep up but Takeshi certainly had a knack for making it worse by setting standards for him all the time. He was constantly pushed to make everything seem worse and it had just got to be enough for him. Not feeling convinced he did tell Takeshi how he felt, but whether he would understand was another question. Staring at him as he spoke he narrowed his eyes, not being able to see past all those words as just an attempt at flattery. There was always a 'would have' rather than a definite with these scenarios, especially when they never did play out. Getting annoyed about that already he kept his eyes off Takeshi, only looking back when it tone changed. Staring at him as he made another attempt to try and flatter him he sighed instead, running his hair through his fingers. \"…To have strength is one thing, but it was never strength I was using when I was fighting\", he spoke, looking away again, \"You always talk about strength like it is the single most important element in battle. It doesn't matter how physically strong you are. If you are mentally stricken, you cannot win. I find it harder to believe in myself with every loss and your constant analysis of my strength hardly aided matters. Do you even think of me as anything more than pure strength as a reason for me to be called your friend?\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"W-Well then you have better technique than I do! And you're smarter about fighting too! I've been strong but I lose a lot, and I never understood why. I'd get pissed at the fact that I couldn't do anything with all my power, that I'd just end up looking like a complete idiot because I never finished a fight. And I always thought it was weird but I never knew what it was, not until people kept telling me it took more than strength. You knew that all along, but you still had strength. I know it's both of those that make you such an amazing fighter, and it's why I've looked up to you. I didn't know how to get to where you were before, but now I'm determined to. I feel like I have to prove myself to you more than anyone here.\" It was becoming a little easier to speak his mind as he went, and good thing too. He probably never would have said any of that without being pushed to before, yet now that he had it felt kind of relieving. Yet even for all the opening up he was trying to do none of it appeared to be what Viral wanted to hear.\n\nMore reasons to be a friend...? Other than strength, which was a given, there had to be other reasons, right? Furrowing his brow in thought Takeshi went silent for a moment, crossing his arms as he stared down at the grass beneath his feet. Other reasons to call Viral a friend, there had to be more, he knew there had to be more. \"I mean... It kind of has to do with strength still, but you've saved me, you saved Shu, you've saved all of us probably at least once or twice. And... Aside from that you helped us with our hunt for the Dragonballs back on Earth. I know you didn't want to, but I really appreciate all you did back then, and I liked having you along, you know? I never had friends really until I met you guys, but I can't think of anyone else I'd want to be friends with than all of you.\"\n\nThere had to be more reason than that, right? It was an okay start but surely he could come up with more than just some sort of debt. \"And... I don't know, we're kind of the same in some ways I guess. We both want to fight and win, and we both want to be able to keep something safe by doing it. We're obviously not completely the same, but I guess as I grow up I'd want to be someone sort of like you as weird as that sounds. Back on Earth you always fought to keep the planet safe, and to keep Yumi safe, or Vegeta, whoever. You know what you want to do, and you know who you are, you know... Even if maybe you kind of forgot that with everything going on,\" Takeshi explained, shrugging slightly before rubbing at his nose, \"I like people who know what they're all about maybe, people who don't let others get in their way and they do what they think is right. Even though we've always butted heads I never thought you were a bad guy Viral, not once. You were always and will always be one of the good guys, nothing can change that. I guess that's a reason too, knowing that no matter how rough it gets for you you're always going to be trying to fight for good.\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Viral still wasn't convinced that Takeshi really thought of him as a friend when it was obvious he was fairly well set on only admiring him for his strength. It was rather discouraging and definitely managed to make him annoyed, but at least Takeshi was trying. He didn't think much of his strength, he was highly aware that just because he was strong didn't mean he would always win. He would lose when he was blasted away and unable to fight or stabbed and incapacitated. There was literally no need to tell him that he would win because he was strong, he knew he had never won a fight because of it. To have Takeshi think that was the reason he should be winning certainly made him feel inadequate, like the fact his strength continued to fail him in battle.\n\nNot feeling convinced that he was going to be able to get beyond seeing his strength as something better than it actually was he did ask Takeshi if there was anything else he might find to be the appeal behind wanting to be his friend. There had to be something other than admiring him for his strength. It wasn't only him trying to understand how Takeshi functioned, it was also trying to understand what friendship meant to one another when it wasn't something he was already fully aware of in the first place. He wasn't feeling convinced so far though, hearing how Takeshi even sounded confused over his own wording. \"So there's not that many qualities that would regard me as a friend? Do Humans really need that little a reason to be friends with someone? Hmph, a hasty decision…\"\n\nWhile he wasn't feeling entirely convinced he continued to let Takeshi continue to try and explain himself, further questioning his intentions and why he felt this way. Thinking of him as the same was a little strange, but there was probably more than that. Hearing him out he stared at him before narrowing his eyes, disliking what he was calling him before he let out a sigh. \"Good guys? Bad guys? Like that sort of crap exists! I've killed my fair share in the past, I levelled entire settlements in the past. For all those years I spent forgotten at Capsule Corps all I could do was watch and listen to the news of people killing one another and the atrocities that they continued to commit! I wanted to kill them so badly and make them suffer for their actions. Is that what you would call a good guy for wanting to kill without a care? Even I don't know. They're not the same as me, so I feel no empathy for them. Hmph, I don't even know the meaning of friendship and here I am demanding the answer from you…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"Well... You know, I mean you're our friend and we don't know much about you,\" Takeshi explained, figuring it was obvious and didn't need much, \"We've known each other for what, over a year now? And I figure friends should know a little about each other, that's all.\" Come to think of it just how much did they all know about one another? Since meeting they'd been traveling near nonstop, and any conversations they had were usually geared towards their journey. What did everyone have for hobbies? What did they dislike? Come to think of it he wasn't even entirely sure what Shu was a huge fan of save for fruit and playing. Realizing just how ignorant he was a cloud formed over Takeshi's head as he sulked, a guilty smile on his face. Looks like he had a hell of a lot of work to do.\n\nThere had to be something Viral would enjoy doing, at least one thing in this massive city. The games which the children played years past probably weren't going to cut it, and unfortunately for June that was all she had to work with. Not deterred and certain to make him happier however she remained steadfast, continuing to try and think of something to help him. \"Oh, oh no I'm okay for now, honest. I was just trying to think of something to do is all,\" June said with a smile, waving her hands in a dismissive fashion, \"I'm not really that hungry, I can wait until later.\" She'd prefer to spend time with these kids for now; considering her physical age and their ages though it was almost better to say they were friends rather than her being a parent. That was still terribly strange, being nearly the same age as your own child. Technically speaking they weren't, but if you looked at her and Vegeta for instance you'd assume they might be siblings, not mother and son. That revelation sent a slight chill of displeasure down June's spine. \n\n\"If we're not eating just yet then we have time to spare, which means we can find something to keep us busy!\" Preferably something everyone would enjoy, albeit that would be no small task. Shu's and Viral's tastes were about as far apart as one could get, never mind everyone else involved. All Yumi knew was standing here twiddling their thumbs wasn't going to find them anything, best to get moving again and look around. Before she walked off though she went to T'charrl and offered a hand to him, figuring he might just need a hand walking considering he was still a little weak. \"Let's take a look around town everyone, I'm sure if we look we can find something for us to do!\" Some of the city was under repairs but the majority was still open and fine, surely if they looked hard enough they would stumble across something.\n\n\"Sure, I don't mind looking a bit, it's a nice day for wandering around,\" Takeshi agreed with a smirk, raising his arms up in a stretch before grinning at Viral, \"We holding hands too? I mean we're friends after all, bonding and all that, you know?\" Much as he wanted to keep a straight face he couldn't help himself, breaking into a small snickering fit before shaking his head. Even on the best day he sincerely doubted that would ever fly with Viral, not like he ever wanted it to either. Seeing Yumi heading on with T'charrl and June he started moving as well, but not before giving Shu's side a playful poke and waving him along. \"Come on slow pokes, don't want to miss all the fun do we?\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "June" }, { "text": "Viral turned to Takeshi and frowned, staring at him as he came up with his explanation. He didn't think he was particularly interesting so why Takeshi wanted to know about him just made him confused. \"I don't know why you would want to get to know me only now. Even then, I am nothing interesting\", he spoke, shrugging lightly, \"Everything you know about me is literally everything there is to know about me\". Even if there was more to him he didn't think there would be anyone who would ever be interested in it. It just wasn't like he was being depressive or anything, just his life consisted of helping Vegeta grow up without his parents, be ignored for a couple more years after that and then they met him. Everything else was something he wasn't particularly wanting to say, mainly because it was probably incredibly uninteresting.\n\nIt was probably more embarrassing to say he didn't know what to do. He just wasn't used to having freedom like this and was immediately trying to shove the decisions onto someone else. He hardly say it as fair that he was always having to make many suggestions regarding what gets done. He did feel like speaking up about it from time to time, but if he did that he would probably be seen as too much of a recluse and will probably look pretty pathetic at the same time. It wasn't helping that they continuously made him the decision maker. When June mentioned she wasn't that hungry he growled lowly before looking to Yumi, relieved that she wasn't actually asking him what he wanted to do again. If they ever found out he was completely socially inept they would probably all have a good laugh at it for a long time. Watching as everyone was getting ready to leave he looked to Takeshi in annoyance before growing at his little quip, looking like he was close to tearing Takeshi's face off. \"Don't you dare try to push me or you're ending your day with more than a sore nose!\"\n\nShu had been sitting grooming T'charrl's arms while all this was going on, being quite occupied with trying to find anything that might make T'charrl itchy. Hearing that they had everything settled and were possibly leaving now. Takeshi and Viral still didn't appear to have everything sorted, but at least it was a start. Looking up to Yumi when she walked over to them he smiled and helped T'charrl stand as well, hoping he would feel better soon so they could play rough and tumble again. \"Ooh! Where go? What in this place can Shu do?\" he squeaked, holding T'charrl's claw, \"We no slow! We just no know where to go. Friend T'charrl still all hurt, remember?\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"Really? Because I don't think you're scary at all. In fact you're soft and kind of cute,\" Yumi said with a smirk, reaching up and playfully tapping the side of T'charrl's head with a fingertip, \"If you think you're scary then it's all up there. Shu isn't afraid, I'm not afraid, Vegeta or Viral aren't afraid. The only one that might be is Takeshi, but then he's afraid of tiny little bugs too, so he's just a baby.\" Basing yourself off of someone's phobia obviously wasn't going to work out so T'charrl shouldn't think too much on it. Besides they had actually managed to speak with one another and sit together earlier with no problem, maybe it was getting better. \"You don't have to be the same as everyone else though, that's the thing. If everyone was always the same then it would be so boring!\" Nodding to herself Yumi was certain T'charrl was fine as he was, now if only he could see it too. \n\nHearing the smashing of stone and brick Yumi was spurred on back towards the sound, fearing Viral and Takeshi might be fighting again. She expected the absolute worst to be coming of those noises, so when she found the two boys demolishing a building together she was just a little bit puzzled. Tilting her head to the side with a baffled expression she stared before turning and approaching the Uuonian sitting around, pointing back over her shoulder at the building. \"Er... Any reason our friends are destroying that building?\"\n\n\"Oh, they offered! We spent all day taking another down, was just starting this one! If someone offers to do this work we let them, no skin off of our bones,\" one of the Uuonians said with a laugh, raising his cup before taking a long drink.\n\n\"Work hard, not to mention dangerous. We might end up collapsing the building on ourselves if we're not careful,\" another interjected, \"But your friends are strong and its safer for them, so we let them! We'll thank them after they finish too, but right now we're catching our breath, enjoying our selves.\"\n\nAfter waiting a moment it became evident that the sound wasn't someone fighting but something else entirely. Wanting to be present in case her help was needed then June eased T'charrl and Shu forward, a hand on each of their shoulders as they walked. She couldn't fight, but if something had gone wrong maybe she could offer some ind of help. \"Takeshi is your brotherm isn't that right? He's never going to leave you then, family sticks together Shu,\" she answered kindly, her mouth pulling into a frown and her brow furrowing in confusion towards the end. \"Shoot him...? I... Who would shoot him? No one is shooting, those weren't gunshots honey.\" At least back on Earth she had been around guns much of her early life, she knew exactly what their firing sounded like. Maybe guns on this world were different, but she didn't think that was the case. When they found the building where Takeshi and Viral were working in she smiled with relief, lowering herself so she was eye level with Shu and pointing towards the front. \"See? They're helping take down a broken building, that's all. Though... I don't know why they are.\"\n\nAs Viral pounded away at the first floor Takeshi was having his own bit of fun upstairs. He knew nothing of demolition, yet even he figured out taking the walls down too soon was going to end badly. To that end he opted to handle the roof first, and once that was finished he could break the walls in. Finding himself a window he blew out the frame with a kick and flew up to the top, hovering above as he inspected the roof itself. It looked like one big piece, but when he punched a hole through it he saw several wooden beams in a lattice like pattern, with larger sheets of wood above and below them plus some sort of foam in between, insulation probably. How the heck should he get rid of this stuff? Shrugging to himself Takeshi made a larger hole before easing himself part way into it, and with his hands on the lower section he lifted, managing to peel up a large piece of the roof all in one go. Smirking to himself he then carried it to the edge and dropped it down in the lot below, watching as it crumbled under its own weight. \"Having fun down there Viral?\" he called, grinning as he glanced over the ledge.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "T'charrl stared at Yumi for that brief moment, looking to her hand before letting out an odd squeak when she touched his face. That certainly managed to embarrass him, but not in any way he thought was negative. She was certainly trying to make it out to be something he was just imagining, but it wasn't as if saying that would stop him from feeling that way. He did appreciate Yumi trying, but he felt it might be a case of trying to mask the truth. Even he was scared of himself, he didn't even know if this was his true form either. Sighing lightly, he watched as Yumi gave him her last words before running off to see what the commotion was, giving her a smile before he looked down and away in slight, momentary confusion. If she was confronted with his 'true self' up close, then would she still say such a thing with such confidence? He couldn't be sure nor did he want to test it. He had been trying hard to keep himself under control and to lose it to prove a point would only undo all that hard work.\n\nShu really didn't like being left by himself like this, even if by himself meant he was without his brother. He felt much closer to family than he did to friends so having his family disappear caused a fair bit of distress, especially when it was without warning. Takeshi just went without telling anyone with Viral and if there wasn't loud bangs Shu would probably be a lot less stressed. Making anxious little noises to himself he stared up at June who tried to comfort him, staring up at her. \"Not shooting? Ooohhhh…it's loud and scary noises…\" he spoke, looking ahead of him. Maybe he was just scared of big loud noises, or maybe it was just the whole thing with everyone being too calm about certain noises that would cause an alert anywhere else. Finally arriving where Takeshi and Viral was he looked up at the building, staring at it but flinching whenever a noise came from it. \"Ah! No know either! Why building? No know really...but it's noisy…\"\n\nViral was just hitting whatever he could that didn't cause the building to shake too much, finding the destruction of everything around him to be a lot more satisfying than anything else he's had to do lately. Nothing was going to turn out well for him later on so this was as good a time as any to get the anger out. Destruction was what he was made for, there was no denying he wasn't made to kill and even though this wasn't killing he still took great pleasure in destroying. Getting really into the tearing down of structures and walls without causing the building to completely collapse on him he glared up at Takeshi who only interrupted his work, bending down slightly before jumping up to his floor. \"You're too slow! Move faster you damn slacker!\" he shouted before he started swinging the hammer at the flooring and wall around him, looking like he was trying to destroy as much as he could before the building would collapse.", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Taking down a building must be taxing on someone like Viral, and surely by now he'd worked up an appetite? Even if he only had a light snack it would be good, he should have something after all of that work. \"Well... I changed my mind, and I figured while we're all here why not enjoy a meal together?\" June suggested, watching as Viral climbed down and followed after him, \"Then how about we eat and relax, and we'll see where things go from there?\" If Viral didn't want to make any decisions then that was fine, he didn't have to. He'd just have to put up with whatever they all decided to do instead, he could always voice an opinion or change plans if he didn't like it then. \n\n\"No guns out here buddy, don't worry about it okay? No one's going to shoot at us while we're here,\" Takeshi reassured as he clapped Shu on the back and gave him a smile. This would have to be mentioned to Aito later for sure, that guy would know what to make of it. Even he could tell that thinking loud noises were guns was a pretty big problem for someone to have. Overhearing June's proposal for a meal he perked right up and nodded his head in agreement, his smile widening into a grin. \"Hell yeah let's do lunch! I want something other than fruit!\" he said before quickly looking over at Shu and T'charrl, \"Er... Not that there's anything wrong with just fruit, but it's not the most filling, you know? Something like a big fish or some nice steak would be awesome right now!\" \n\nNo one objected to getting more food, and really who would? After finding a restaurant still serving meals they helped themselves to some take out, several boxes of fish fillets, assorted greens, some fresh breads and several drinks in strange bottles. Takeshi and Yumi carried the food by the armfuls until a suitable spot was found, a small park with plenty of shade from the trees, and benches aplenty to sit at. Dividing out the boxes among one of the tables it was left to everyone to more or less help themselves, which Takeshi had no issue with. Grabbing what felt like a Styrofoam plate he grabbed a couple fish fillets, plenty of bread and a meager helping of the mixed greens before plopping himself down on the empty table.\n\n\"Oh boy, this looks good!\" he said excitably while rubbing his hands, practically salivating as he prodded then at the fish, \"This is what I've been waiting for!\" They had some fish earlier, but those small portions were barely even an appetizer, this was a meal! With everyone else helping themselves he saw fit to just dig in, shoveling forkful after forkful of food into his mouth. With a gob full of food he paused and his eyes widened, squirming slightly before swallowing it whole and letting out a happy sigh. \"It's so buttery! This fish is awesome!\"\n\n\"It is really good, I'm surprised!\" Yumi agreed, picking up a small piece and savoring it. Flaky, buttery, not too fishy, just perfect. If they were ever going to refill the ship's food stores they should do it here, she could eat this food forever. Even the vegetables were delicious, and while she had no idea what they were even she helped herself to plenty of food. Unlike Takeshi who thought an all protein diet was apparently okay she tried to keep it balanced, had to stay healthy with all of this traveling. Snatching up another piece of fish she smiled at T'charrl, offering the bit up for him to taste. \"You should give it a try, you might like it!\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Shu wasn't sure what he was supposed to do other than forget that he was in the jungle struggling to survive for so many years, he should be looking to the now instead of the past. He didn't think there was a reason why he should be looking to the past, but he still kept doing it over again whenever something happened that reminded him of it. He didn't know what he was supposed to do about all that other than distract himself from it, try to think about the good stuff and have fun while being happy. \"No guns…no guns! Okay, I believe you…\" Hearing the suggestion for lunch was definitely something he was pleased with, he was happy enough to have lunch now and get his friend T'charrl sat down. His friend didn't look too good wobbling around by himself like that so getting him sat down and given food was definitely going to be a big plus.\n\nViral was fairly worn out after all of that, knowing he was already pretty low on energy in the first place. He still wasn't eating fully or sleeping properly so using a lot of energy all at one time to take down the building was completely draining. He didn't want to admit that he was weakened, it wasn't like they could sense it from him anyway. Keeping to himself when everyone seemed to had decided on food he continued along quietly with very little care towards what they were getting. He was feeling rather weary and it wasn't pleasant with everything feeling like a chore, even the process of dusting himself off feel like wasted energy. He was really starting to wonder when the sun would kick in and wake him up. He was going to leave the carrying of the food to Takeshi and Yumi this time, feeling like he couldn't trust himself with the food.\n\nT'charrl had been struggling secretly the entire way, even with the help. He didn't know how to properly help himself without floating along in a weird fashion but even then he would be using Ki and valuable energy to get moving. He was sore and with the medicine starting to wear off he was getting rather wobbly and continued to have a good struggle with keeping on his feet. He wasn't a candidate to carry the food so helping the others was out of the question. Once they finally settled down T'charrl took his time getting down into a sitting position before letting out a long sigh once he was down. Watching as the food was opened up and handed out he smiled, looking to Yumi who took an interest in helping him eat. He didn't really know what this food was, the smell certainly did make him feel hungry but what they appeared to be enjoying the most was something he hadn't touched before. He had seen them eat it, but having it himself wasn't something he particularly tried himself. \"Is that this fish that Takeshi said? I don't think I've had it before\", he smiled before taking the fish from her. He couldn't really smell it all that well so he couldn't tell if it was going to be bad for him, but nonetheless he was going to try it. Nibbling at it at first he soon properly ate at it, giving his head a quick shake before he smiled happily. \"That is a weird taste! It kind of tastes like I remember it smelling like.\n\nViral was just sitting at the table without caring about the food that was there, even though he was staring at it quite plainly. He had other things on his mind, everything that was his existence was taking up his thought process as well as how tired he was feeling. He didn't know how to handle that and just wanted to keep awake, he didn't want to end up falling asleep and looking like an idiot while everyone ate. He probably should eat, he was told to by everyone that he was supposed to try eating more to get over his need to reject it. Watching as everyone else was having a good time eating he frowned in disappointment, looking back to the table as he slowly put his paws under the table and let out a deep sigh. He was trying hard to not look affected by anything, he didn't want to end up looking like a fool in front of everyone.", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"I mean from before, but I'll stop and let you rest. Sweet dreams Viral,\" June replied softly, parting with a smile before disappearing into the house. Once inside she peeked briefly into the living room to see the others splitting up and going about their own business, leaving her with time to check in one Aito and Vegeta. No doubt they were still working and she was curious to see how they were coming along with whatever it might be. Hurrying up the stairs she moved through the hall to the master bedroom, albeit a room which no longer remotely resembled a bedroom; monitors, tables with vials and containers of medicines, a small hospital bed and several file cabinets were all that decorated the room now. Aito was sat behind a desk pouring over documents while Vegeta... She wasn't completely sure what he was doing, sat over the counter with a screwdriver in hand, goodness knows what he was building. \"I'm not interrupting your playtime boys, am I?\" June asked teasingly.\n\nIt seemed like by now all of Viral's genetics should be in place, the cell therapy had been working. Excellent, now that simply left his mental well-being to be seen to. PTSD, to a minor degree, as well as a feeling of inferiority brought on by his perceived weaknesses, all of that could be reversed if he was given chance enough to change it himself. There was Shu as well, clearly suffering from PTSD at the hand of several traumatic instances, and as Aito assumed even more that had never been brought up. A lot of work to be done with him as well, they would need another session to try and figure out what bothered him though. Glancing through both medical dossiers he glanced up at the sound of his wife's voice, smiling slightly and closing each before shaking his head. \"Of course not, in fact you came at a wonderful time,\" he answered while pushing himself from the desk, \"I wanted to ask how the afternoon went with Viral, how's he fairing?\" Seeing a look of discontent from June he put his hands up defensively before she could even snap, knowing exactly what she was bound to say. \"I have no intentions of testing or anything, I'm simply wondering how he did out and about.\"\n\n\"Well... I can't say he was all smiles and laughs, but he didn't seem to be completely hating it either. And at one point he and that Takeshi boy brought down a building. Er... For demolition, before you ask, they were asked to by some of the locals I suppose. After that he became tired, and now he's trying to sleep outside, but you knew that part already.\"\n\nTakeshi sure hoped Shu wasn't growing suspicious and catch on, he really hadn't anything in mind yet. Wandering around the city they were bound to find something for him to do though right? \"Well we wanted to say goodbye to our friends, and make sure Viral was okay right? And besides, this was on the way anyways,\" the older boy explained, pausing to wave goodbye to Yumi and T'charrl before leaving the house, \"Just you wait buddy, you'll like it.\" Whatever it was though he hadn't figured it out yet. Once in front of Shu his face scrunched up slightly with a nervous smile, eyes darting around to try and find something, anything his brother may enjoy doing. If there were a bunch of kids out and playing then they could do that, but he didn't see anyone. Most of it was adults going about their way to work or fix things, people relaxing in their homes or the occasional shop, not exactly fun for an excitable Shu. \n\n\"Believe me when I say what I have planned is going to blow your socks off Shu, it's going to be so much fun!\" Had to keep trying to sell it, even if he was technically lying right now. By this time Takeshi was becoming visibly nervous, rubbing his hands together as he kept looking about for something to do. Seriously wasn't there anything fun to do in this city? It was huge, there had to be at least one little thing for them. Two blocks later though and they still had yet to see anything, and by now he was almost ready to just admit he'd been leading Shu on. Stopping in his tracks he let out a sigh and turned to make the confession, but as he opened his mouth the sound of children laughing and screaming drowned him out. Glancing to the source he saw kids racing down a nearby hill on what looked like some big piece of plastic covered in water, ending up in a small pool at the bottom. There were a lot of those slides too, plenty of room for even more people to join if they wanted. \"T-There! See, I told you I had something in mind,\" Takeshi said quickly, grinning as he pointed to the hill, \"Want to go try those?\" Oh please say yes.\n\nReading aloud would help both his speech and reading skills, Yumi remembered that much from her own early education. Unlike her though T'charrl wouldn't be reading in a classroom full of his peers, worrying about whether or not he sounded stupid in front of his friends. She hoped that made it easier and yet his reaction when given the assignment was anything but confident. Waiting for him to give it a few tries it was clear he was having trouble, and when he asked for help she nodded, moving closer to see the pages more clearly. \"Of course, I'll read nice and slow, just so you hear how each word sounds okay? And don't feel bad if you don't pronounce everything exactly the same as I do, everyone talks a little differently.\" Now where had he been? Skimming the page with her fingertip she found the passage, smiling as she began to read along. \"They paid for their goods and gathered them in a sack, leaving the store prepared for their adventure. Cecil had little idea what most of them were, but he felt confident the items would help them.\" she read, silently wondering who in the world read these kinds of fantasy books. Probably Vegeta's now that she considered it, he could be such a nerd sometimes.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Shu was pretty suspicious regarding Takeshi's actions, giving him a good long staring at as they walked through the city. He didn't know what he was doing or where they were going, but he was sure Takeshi was just trying to find something for them to do. He was a pretty sharp much to Takeshi's misunderstanding of him, but it was probably pretty easy for everyone to look at him like he was just a little kid who was not aware of such tricks. It was probably because Takeshi had tricked him a fair number of times before to surprise him and his change of tone told him he didn't know what he was actually going to show him. Bouncing along with him he made sure to look around to see what Takeshi was planning, trying to tell if he was able to spot what he might be looking at. There was probably a lot out there, but if he just brought him to take down a building like he did with Viral then he was going to be rather disappointed.\n\n\"My socks off?? I don't wear socks, you silly! Shu goes no shoes!\" he giggled as he skipped around Takeshi, \"How do you knock off socks when they are not there?\" They were certainly going a long way at this time and he was starting to wonder if Takeshi would just give up soon. To come all this way out again for a surprise was definitely strange and was probably just to tire him out, but he wasn't tired at all at this time of day. As he was starting to wonder if Takeshi was just waiting for him to forget anything was said before Takeshi seemingly spotted something, his attention immediately turning to see what he was seeing, gasping when he too spotted the strange event. He hadn't seen anything like it and what was even better was there was many people who were very excited to be playing. \"Ooh! Ooh! What that?? What that?? I wanna try!\" he squeaked, getting all excited as he bounced in his step, \"Is that bathtime? We had a wash this morning! I still feel fluffy!\"\n\nT'charrl couldn't help but feel terribly embarrassed at the fact he was completely caught out with his poor reading skills, something he had only really found he was somewhat okay with when it came to children's books. The large letters helped him greatly, but some of these letters were so close together that they confused him. He recognised some words, but just the most basic. He didn't know how he was going to do if that was his first attempt to show how much he had learned. Staring down at the book for a moment he made a glance to Yumi, smiling nervously before sighing lightly, his eyes going back to the book. \"I'm sorry. I should learn to speak clear too…\" Wondering if he was going to manage this he stared at her finger as she searched up a passage, watching it carefully as she read along. The words all sounded so simple and yet he had managed to screw it up completely, feeling confused for only a moment when she read the character's name before his eyes moved to Yumi. \"That sounds exciting. I wish I could read properly to hear what happens\", he smiled, letting out a sigh, \"I always loved reading books. I used to read to my grandma when I was little. I guess people thought I was just reading out loud because I was a silly kid. My home has a really big collection of books\".", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Shu didn't know how to contain himself, he was just off the rails in excitement. He wanted to bounce all over the place when he was offered such a desirable surprise, but he could do without that for now until he knew it was a good surprise Takeshi had given him. To see the slide certainly gave him a fair boost of excitement, but he would have to test it himself to see if it's truly as fun as it looks. The best part about it was there was no deep pool at the end so he wouldn't have to worry about being unable to swim. He thought he was certainly going to enjoy this, even if Takeshi didn't expect to find it to surprise him. Staring up at Takeshi in excitement, he quickly looked off towards the strange contraptions when they were given a name. \"Slides! Board things! Go slidey down the hill!\" Bouncing on his toes he was soon whisked away by Takeshi off up the hill, staring all the way up until they were finally going to get ready. Staring at the natives who were having fun either one by one or in pairs he gasped when Takeshi suddenly spoke out to him, looking to him at his offer. Smiling happily, he bounced towards him before squeezing in in front of Takeshi. \"I wanna go with you! Fun together!\" he squeaked happily, holding onto Takeshi, \"Looks more fun together!\"\n\nT'charrl had hoped to study reading by himself at some point, but he had never got around to it or knew where to start mostly. He was getting the hang of talking in their language because he was constantly surrounded by it, but their writing was a different matter when it was so different. The basics he had done recently, but he had only done a few lessons and didn't expect Yumi to pick a hard book immediately. \"Oh, uhh, maybe. I mean…if I know the word and what it looks like, it can't be hard to read a sentence, right?\" He really had no idea how he might do if this book was going to change the words up all the time. He could certainly try to be impressive, but ultimately he would still end up failing when a new word popped up. Smiling a little when Yumi showed interest in his house he chuckled nervously, raising his shoulders. \"I guess that was my bad. It was a little rude of me\", he sighed, even if the first time he could barely walk and the second he had to go and do official business with another kingdom, \"There is a lot you didn't see! I mean…I could show you my room, the guest rooms, the books and where the food is and all sorts of places! Maybe Father would let me show you where we train, maybe even our family history room. As you know I spent a lot of time at home growing up, so I could show you all everything…well, everything except my parent's bedroom…and maybe the medical bay if it's busy…but everything else, I could!\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Shu's excitement was way higher than Takeshi had anticipated, the kid was practically bounding out of his own skin. It had been absolutely ages since he'd seen his brother this eager and it was both reassuring and hilarious to watch. \"Yeah, nice and simple buddy. Come on, we're wasting time just standing around here.\" Grabbing his brother's hand he pulled him along, right to the top of the slide where spare boards were waiting for them. After finding a decently sized one, they weren't all uniform, he set it on the closest slide and waved Shu over to join him. \"Sure does, just hold on tight while we go!\" Takeshi laughed, placing his arms around Shu's midsection for extra measure. All set? Freeing one hand briefly he pushed off on the ground behind them and sent them forward, slowly approaching the peak of the hill before spilling over it. Rushing down the slide, water kicking up everywhere, they made it to the bottom of the hill in seconds and hit the pool at the bottom with a resounding splash. It was shallow there, barely up to one's shins if they stood up, but it served the purpose plenty well. Just from that one go they were positively soaked yet even Takeshi found himself grinning like an idiot. \"Hah! Ready to go again squirt?\"\n\nReading and discussing their language may not be as exhilarating as racing down water slides but it had its own fun. Yumi was enjoying teaching T'charrl what she knew and he in turn was taking it all in, it was nice to see. \"You don't have to read it as quickly as I do either. If you get caught on a word then we can sound it out, no problems there!\" It was weird, in some ways it was like instructing a little kid. Only this little kid was probably close to Shu's age, spoke perfectly fine and was from another planet. Weird that she could say that now and it be a completely normal thing, just over a year ago training someone from another country seemed strange, never mind off-world. \"I'd love to see all that! Your planet was really nice, and so was the castle. I'm sure there's an awful lot to be seen still, we'll definitely have to go back!\" Yumi said eagerly, smiling before placing her hand down on the book, \"Before we get ahead of ourselves though let's get back to reading, okay? After this maybe we can think about going back, if we have time. I'm sure Vegeta wouldn't mind if we... Borrowed the shuttle.\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Shu was sure he was going to have fun with this activity but he was also pretty anxious so going with Takeshi felt best for him, his curiosity over whether it was going to be a good time certainly remaining high. It looked fun and everyone was having fun, but whether it was fun for him he didn't know quite yet. Letting out a squeak he did bounce in front of Takeshi, landing in front of him and holding on to make sure he wasn't going to fall away. Getting all excited he barely cared about Takeshi holding onto him like that, his only concern right now being the ride down. The moment they started to move Shu let out a squeal of excitement, his tail wrapping around Takeshi's leg momentarily as they shot down the hill. What a burst of excitement this was turning out to be and as they crashed into the water below Shu shut his eyes tight, tensing up momentarily but soon opened them. Gasping momentarily in fright he remained quiet at first before squealing, clapping his hands. \"Again! Again, again!\" he squeaked happily, jumping to his feet before he splashed around gently as he headed on out again, \"That was fun! Not done that before! I never seen before!\"\n\nT'charrl was rather excited to talk about his own home and its little areas that nobody really got to explore. He was all for the excitement of the possibility that they would be future guests, it would mean he would no longer have the title of introvert back home. Everybody was quite happy to laugh at him before for not having any friends and make jokes about it, but having guests over would surely shut them up. Getting all embarrassed he let out a nervous chuckle, smiling at her. \"I don't know how you feel about the underground, though. I mean…there's as much to the underground as there is to the surface, but you grew up on the surface, right? I mean, your skin is bright so you must had\", he spoke before frowning, raising his shoulders, \"I-I don't know if that's how it works with your kind…\" Sighing lightly he shook his head, trying to shift away the embarrassment before he smiled, nodding at Yumi. \"Y-Yeah. Well uhh, how long does it take to travel again? Don't you want to go back home some time too? We were only there for a while. I thought maybe you might like to go back sometime again. Oh, uhh…y-yeah, I guess we should keep reading too…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"Just because we want them to be comfortable right? If we force them into a cold ship or something like that then I don't see them wanting to come with us,\" Yumi explained carefully, frowning as she considered Viral's point, \"I wonder if anything will even fit some of them, if they're too big...\" There was a lot that could make the Beastmen upset and not trust them, and none of them were exactly diplomats; seeming like the better people here was going to be huge, otherwise they could alienate the people before they even had a chance to try and take them off the facility. Having as much of cargo as they did too showed just how many Beastmen they might be encountering down there, and it made her wonder if they even had enough room to move people, should they have to. \"We can keep the ship safe until you land, that shouldn't be a problem. I'd be more worried about the Saiyans trying something really,\" Yumi interjected, frowning as Viral brought up keeping the ship safe. How would they protect it? All she could really think of was hiding it somewhere, yet depending on the size of the island they were going to there may not be room to do such a thing. \n\nWhatever the plan was they didn't have a whole lot of time to think on it, seeing as they were now loading into the shuttle. To Takeshi it didn't seem too complex, just go in and beat up whoever was keeping those people there, take the Beastmen away after. Sure they might not want to go, but they'd find some way to convince them to. \"We'll find a way to hide it, I don't know where, but we will. I mean there's got to be some trees or something on the island, you know? We can set it down near those. Besides if we're raising hell at the facility how many people are going to be out looking for a ship anyway?\" He didn't think they really had to worry about it too much considering everyone was going to be busy fighting over the Beastman. They just had to be extra careful when trying to get the Beastmen out that none of the Saiyans didn't follow them, losing the shuttle would really suck. Their only way to get out then would be for Vegeta to land this behemoth of a ship they stole and board that, though where they would land it was beyond him. \"Let's get this show on the road, I'm ready to go kick some Elite ass!\" Takeshi said eagerly, hitting the button in the rear of the shuttle to seal it up, \"Ready to go help them buddy?\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Viral didn't see a problem with him piloting the ship, but he did see a problem with where he was going to put the ship once he got down there. He needed somewhere where it wouldn't be discovered, but who knew where that would be. It was a fair sized ship and hiding it was probably going to prove difficult. He would be unable to get away from the island without becoming a target himself all while making whoever had to carry him a target too. \"The Saiyans will probably try and eliminate me since a ship is much more of a threat when compared to an already obvious number of enemies in the air. They won't know it's just me in there, but the weight of the ship because of the supplies will make it appear that there's more inside because of the weight it turns with\". Overall he thought they were all pretty screwed no matter what they did, but maybe there was still a chance that the others could get down there and help even if he had to go down in the process. Waiting for the ship to clear he moved in, going straight for the pilot's seat. Who knew how many Beastmen were down there so he knew he had to be careful, but his priority was making sure the others were safe so if he had to take a hit then he was going to have to be prepared.\n\nShu didn't know how well he would fair flying when he didn't have much practice but he did hope he could get Takeshi's help with it. He wasn't very good at turning still, but either way that was the least of his problems. He was having to go in a tiny vehicle again and that just made him worried and uncomfortable. Keeping close to Takeshi he stared at the ship before they were to go in, sneaking in behind him worriedly as he watched Viral take the lead. He didn't really know how well Viral could drive for something like this but either way he was going to be pretty scared going in anyway so the flight was the least of his worries. Looking to Takeshi quickly before to the door when he shut it he squeaked lightly, turning back to Takeshi with raised shoulders, \"I-I guess. Just going to have to fly good, I guess…\" he spoke quietly, slowly shuffling to the seats, \"And hope this no going to blow up too. Can I stay near you…?\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"What if we protect the ship while you land it? It's not very sneaky, but that way we know you won't be attacked,\" Yumi suggested, \"If they come out and attack too that means we fight outside, we don't have to risk fighting inside and possibly hurting someone, or destroying something.\" Realistically their ship was probably going to be targeted at some point, she doubted they could get in there completely undetected. So having an attack first thing before they even landed might be beneficial for them. \"Or... There might be other islands nearby, ones that they don't use for the testing. We could land the ship there and fly over?\" She doubted anyone was going to leave the island once they showed up, that should be a nice safe route for them as well. Ultimately though it was up to Viral to make the decision, he was the most military-oriented out of all of them. Yumi knew just fighting on occasion didn't really make her a soldier, certainly not one that could think things through as well as Viral could. \n\nThey didn't know how to go about this even now as they loaded up yet Takeshi wasn't worrying too much. They knew what they were doing, it wasn't the first time they had gone in to fight with next to no plans. They'd figure it out, even if it took them a little while to do so. Anyways he couldn't really help the others try and come up with a plan right now as Shu looked like he was having a pretty awful time of being inside the shuttle. \"I'll fly you down buddy if you want, just like we always do,\" the older boy reassured, taking a seat along the wall and patting the spot beside him, \"What, you think I'm gonna say no? Of course you can stay near me.\" Crap, and he'd seemed so happy and relaxed before too, why was he getting like this again? Was going into a fight really that nerve-wracking for Shu or was it being in the tiny ship? How come he was never afraid when they were in their room, something that wasn't exactly spacious? Eh, far be it from him to try and explain how people worked. \"We're going to go kick some Elite butt, and then we're gonna help these people out,\" Takeshi recited confidently, smirking as he looked at Shu, \"They might not know it yet, but they'll be happy, you know? They'll have a chance to not just be a puppet or something.\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"We have to get inside so we can find those in charge and shut it down safely. We would only get ambushed by those that can fly if we stay outside\", Viral sighed, looking back over at Yumi, \"Saiyans can easily fly in and shoot us from the sky. I don't see how I can defend myself from fire in the sky…\" He didn't have all the advantages the rest of them had, he was going to be stranded and unable to do much on the ground. Just because they could fly didn't mean they should only think about tactics that would be best for them. He was going to be slowing them down no matter what he did, even if he ran as fast as he could through the place he was still not going to be able to dish out the damage they could whenever it was required. Obstacles were going to be harder for him and that was just a matter of fact. Letting out a groan he turned back to the controls, setting everything up for taking off. \"Fine. I'll land it on an island somewhere, but I hate how you're forcing me to be carried...\"\n\nShu did wonder what the Beastmen might look like, whether they were going to be like Viral or more like animals. It was weird how calm Viral was over all of this and certainly didn't make him feel nervous that he knew something they didn't. Viral had only a few months in the labs before being allowed out for longer periods of time, but after that he was never really the same. He had the collar on by that time and was very quiet when sitting in his cell. Looking to Takeshi he smiled at the offer, feeling a little bit more comfortable but still nervous about the flight. Taking the spot beside Takeshi he twirled his thumbs. \"Ooh, well just in case it was going to be a bad thing for me to be near you all the time, is all…\" Looking up to Takeshi again he smiled at his confidence, finding it to be quite encouraging that his brother was so sure that everything was going to go according to plan. It was going to be hard but he believed they could do it, so long as everyone else was sure of it too since surely he was wrong after being wrong so many times before. Feeling pretty confident now he squeaked when the ship started to move, grabbing hold of Takeshi's arm quickly. It seemed Viral had started the take-off, starting their mission to the island. \"Ah! S-Save people and make them happy! They be happy…hopefully…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Viral stared at Yumi for a moment before letting out a groan, waving his paw quickly. \"All Humans look the same to me. I don't need you talking to me about reproduction either so don't bother getting into that!\" Despite finding himself increasingly annoyed at Yumi he had no choice but to let her take off with him, holding him in a pretty uncomfortable fashion but it was going to be the only way he'd have more freedom of movement. Looking down at the trees briefly before back to Yumi he let out an annoyed sigh, already starting to wonder why he was bothering to talk to her at all if she was going to be this annoying. Somewhat wishing that he went for the idea of a jetpack device at this point he simply sighed, pointing in the direction he had been flying the ship in originally. \"Just keep going in that direction before it's decided I might as well swim by myself\".\n\nShu didn't like the thought of people not liking trees as much as he did, especially when his idea of liking trees stemmed from the fact that they were necessary to live for many. The others didn't want to have them to live so they built ones using stone, but still kept them around so they must've liked them. \"But everybody does like trees! There always tree somewhere where people live if planet has trees! That mean people like trees\". He saw no reason to not like trees if everybody typically had trees somewhere. Asking Takeshi what he meant by a certain string of words he squeaked when Yumi suddenly yelled out, looking over to her quickly before up to Takeshi who tried to retaliate. He didn't know what was meant by any of it but Takeshi sure did get in trouble. Tilting his head a little he turned his attention back to Takeshi, still feeling confused but otherwise okay with what was being said. \"Not a good word? Teach me good words then!\" Having little problem with not saying a particular word he gave Takeshi a little smile. \"That a weird thing to say when you not going to do it! Kick their butt anyway! Yes?\" he smiled, kicking his legs a little, \"What we do if some Saiyans are like Miss Yumi, though? Do we still kick their butt? What that make them, anyway?\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Wow Viral, that's racist. Didn't think you had that in you,\" Yumi joked, barely able to suppress the laughter that followed, \"I won't go into detail, don't worry. I don't like thinking about it anymore than you do.\" In fact she liked it even less considering she was a woman, being the one to actual do... That. Viral could complain all he wanted but it wasn't as though he as a man was ever going to have to go through that miserable experience. Giggling when Viral all but told her off she relented, deciding it was best she not anger him and actually force him to go on his own. Keeping him in her grasp she had barely gotten up before she overheard Takeshi speaking crudely towards Shu, irritating her and prompting her to shout at him for being an idiot. With that out of the way perhaps they could focus on travel now? Looking to Viral for direction she nodded when given some, a smile spreading across her face as she began flying. \"Thank you for flying Air Yumi today, our arrival time should be in... A few minutes,\" she began, giggling before she looked down at her friend again, \"Want some peanuts? Or I can sing, there's no television on this flight.\" It might be driving him insane but the joking around was helping her nerves a little, she'd keep it up for her own sake. \n\n\"Well people need trees to live, they make air for us to breathe. That's why there's trees, it's not really so people live in 'em. I mean monkeys live in them, and you live in them, but... I mean how many people did you see in the city living in trees?\" He supposed there was nothing inherently wrong with trees or anything like that yet they just weren't what he imagined someone calling a \"home\". After using a cuss word as he often did he found himself chewed out by Yumi, both by swearing and for being an idiot and trying to argue back. Rolling his eyes as she backed off he let out a sigh, smiling slightly amused as Shu kept questioning him. \"Just use butt, okay? What I said is an adult word, you don't need words like that, you know? Butt works just fine. And yeah we're going to kick their butts.\" Anyone involved in this thing deserved to get their butt kicked, from the scientists doing the work to the Saiyans making sure it got done, everyone was guilty and had this coming. Seeing Yumi moving away he started following after her and Viral, not wanting to fall behind and get lost on this planet. \"You mean people who are turned into Beastmen? Uh... I mean we're here to save them aren't we?\" Takeshi asked uncertainly, furrowing his brow as he thought about it, \"I mean... They didn't ask for this, right? So we save 'em, normal Saiyans we fight.\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Yumi" }, { "text": "\"I'm not a Human! How can I be racist??\" Viral growled, getting rather annoyed with Yumi; at this point she was getting as bad as Takeshi with all these dumb statements of hers, \"You just like trying to make me feel uncomfortable…and then you wonder why I don't like your world!\" He was definitely becoming rather restless with all these jokes, beginning to wonder whether he was going to end up not wanting to go with them anywhere again when a mission required him. They would probably end up joking around the Beastmen and ruining everything with them and their possible acceptance of freedom. Feeling like he would be better in the water and in direct danger than be flying with them he looked up at her when she started speaking again, letting out an annoyed sigh, almost contemplating dropping out of her grasp. \"I swear I will kick you in the head if it's the only way to get you to drop me if you do anything like that…\"\n\n\"Ooh! Monkeys? Am I monkey because I do?\" Shu squeaked, wiggling around in Takeshi's grasp in excitement, \"Air for breathing and living! Trees real important! They only no live in trees because they make stone jungles and smells that are funny outside, so they stay inside!\" He didn't really like the smells of the city and it was awfully noisy with a lot of people who could end up being mean and try to attack him. He didn't find that kind of security anywhere other than in a tree where he could hide in the leaves away from the scary people. \"Ooohhh…adult word? When am I adult to say adult words? Next year?\" he squeaked, not really understanding what made him different from an adult compared to Takeshi other than the year gap. Staring down at the water as they passed over it his attention was quickly taken back to Takeshi, giving a quick nod. \"Yes! I mean no! I mean…maybe they ask to be them? I don't know how they make them. Maybe they want big ears? I don't know. We no know much about them, really…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "If the whole object of this fight was to just put on a show then Shu was doing a fantastic job so far. What he was struggling with just slightly was actually bringing down any of the enemies. For as intimidating as it may be having him shoot off erratically it didn't do much good against so many soldiers, with Takeshi having to even kick one back to keep him at bay. \"Yeah, well, if you run out of energy and we don't beat any of them what happens next, hm?\" he asked, giving his brother a scrutinizing look before glancing back up. The soldiers weren't wasting any time with their little chat and were coming right back in for it, in a group of five this time. Rolling his eyes exasperatedly Takeshi moved back and let Shu do his thing of firing off everywhere, which with how close the enemy was this time around he was actually hitting them. Heck, the little guy was pelting the enemy with shots now, and while hardly the most impressive of blasts he was knocking them out of the air all the same. Laughing at how absurd it was, Shu fending off hordes of bad guys, Takeshi raised an arm himself and began firing off occasional blasts as well, the two of them acting like a bug zapper to a swarm of flies.\n\nAs soon as she released Viral on the ground Yumi rushed for the furthest cannon, opting to work her way back and throw off the soldiers stationed there. It was easy enough reaching the platform, and by using bursts of Ki she could even keep the enemy at bay as she hurried over. Landing on the platform where the cannon was positioned she was greeted by no less than five soldiers, blasters primed and aimed right at her. Not wasting a single second she ran in to do her part, dodging and swiping at blasts that came her way. Reaching out for the first soldier she pulled him closer and jumped up, seeming to use his body as a springboard as she kicked off his back and propelled herself at the second, tackling him to the ground and smashing his weapon. Rolling away to avoid another blast she then sprung up off the ground and kicked the weapon up in the air, spinning her body and kicking again, catching a soldier square in the chest and knocking him back into the cannon itself with a resounding thud. More soldiers began to come up onto the platform now which she tried to answer by firing off Ki blasts of her own, catching a handful of them in the chest and sending them back down in smoldering heaps.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Shu was hoping Takeshi was pleased with him, he was certainly trying hard to help out and was happy to try his best so long as he was doing it correct. He was certainly not trying to have fun with hurting others, but with the way things were going he was still going to try and enjoy what time he had with his brother. \"No going to run out! Lots of energy!\" He didn't see himself running out anytime soon, especially when he felt completely find while doing so. The only reason he would get tired is if he stopped breathing as he fired at these guys. As the larger group started coming their way he quickly charged up more Ki and threw it straight at the group, feeling quite pleased with himself when he hit them out of the sky. \"I did it! See how good that was? I get them out of way, we go forward! It good!\"\n\nViral was finally in his element and could act how he wanted to act and move where he needed, so long as he didn't step over the line and end up killing someone. Throwing his fists at the closest soldier they barely stood a chance, flying off against their peers in a violent crash. Even as they fired their Ki at him he slid across the platform to dodge it, darting inbetween their lines as they tried to keep up with him. They didn't know how to handle him at all, they could barely track Viral through normal means and looked panicked whenever he got near them. While it was a place where Beastmen were made, it was his reputation that scared them the most. Snatching a blaster right out of the hands of one of the men he kicked them away, only to spin around and throw the blaster at the head of an attacker who was very close to successfully hitting him. He didn't have time to play around with these guys, he had to get rid of those cannons. With one great leap he practically flew straight over them, projecting his feet forward to where he landed right at the cannoneer, throwing his leg around and smacking both the soldier and the end of the cannon. The cannon twisted around from the force before simply snapping off its station, the panic from the surrounding soldiers being pretty evident as they remembered why Viral had a reputation within the Saiyan army.", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null }, { "text": "What Shu was doing might not be the most effective, but if the little guy wasn't going to run out of energy it wasn't all bad. Somehow too with all the erratic firing he was managing to actually hit the enemy and knock a good few many out of the air; Shu's attacks were hardly concentrated enough to kill anyone, but they were good enough to stun people and put them out of commission for a bit. With more enemies converging on them Takeshi freed one arm and began taking aim himself, firing at anyone who got too close to them, which wasn't a lot. Shu's rapid firing was managing to hold the enemy at bay even as they tried circling around, and the two began moving forward to get closer to the island. \"You're doing awesome buddy, keep it up and we'll win in no time!\" the older boy laughed, loving how enthusiastic his sibling was being. Glancing down at the island he saw one of the cannons being trained on them, focusing his Ki into his palm and firing off a blast, catching its attack at the barrel and causing an explosion that ripped open the very tip of the weapon. \"Fire that now jerks!\"\n\nIt was somewhat worrisome how the others were faring yet Yumi didn't have the luxury of time to check on them. Shu and Takeshi would be fine, she told herself repeatedly, and she knew Viral could fight and handle himself. They would have to because she was neck deep in soldiers herself at this point. Running for the cannon she was met with another small group of soldiers, keeping her momentum up as she slid away beneath them and sprung up, driving the operator of the cannon off his seat with a shoulder charge. Turning then she kicked at the barrel of the cannon and managed to bend it in a 90 degree angle, ruining the weapon entirely. With the soldiers coming at her still she ducked beneath the barrel to avoid a blast, using it then to vault herself over and kick the same man in the face. Being grabbed from behind by one of the soldiers she saw another coming after her, stomping on her captor's foot and ducking as the two soldiers hit one another, kicking the latter in the back and knocking them both off the platform. The final soldier present she handled with a quick series of punches, throwing him into the cannon itself to knock him out for good measure. She had one down, and a quick look showed Viral destroyed one as well. They were getting there, just three more to go!", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Shu was having to keep himself from firing off attacks that would just be considered pointless just in case he was wrong and would end up weakening himself, but so long as Takeshi was happy then he was going to be feeling happy in return. Having the men being taken down and out of their path he felt pretty happy, looking to Takeshi for approval before looking back to what was ahead of him. He hoped that was going to be the hardest part of the task, just so he might be able to feel a little less of the stress of showing his brother he was capable of fighting well. Looking down at the scene below he gasped when the cannon was coming close to being fired at them panicking at the thought that they might get blasted out of the sky; however, Takeshi soon alleviated his worries by firing down at the cannon and blowing it out of commission. Sighing lightly he looked around for Viral and Yumi, seeing them attempting to get to the rest of the cannons with hopefully very little problems.\n\nViral was nearing a fairly big part of the battle where he knew they would start getting out the weapons suited for him now that they had been alerted to his presence, especially when they probably had loads of them to spare inside. Turning to the soldiers once he had taken out the canon he watched as a few backed off hastily, but even with their nervousness towards him he wasn't going to take that as a time to try and be smug about their fear. He had to get moving before they decided to do something about him. Quickly ducking down he suddenly made a dash around the mass, hanging down low as he pushed his way through the soldiers, getting down low enough to trip them up along the way. Having to make sudden stops to avoid Ki blasts and blasters being fired at him he dashed to the side, watching where he was heading before managing to get at a good angle for driving his claws into the side of the cannon. The cannon was hit completely off and swung around a bit before collapsing, but there was no time to celebrate the hit as he immediately had to duck as a shot was fired at him. He was going to have to be careful, if they were firing at him then those blasters were probably built to counter him.", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Viral didn't believe it was wise to be running after this guy to recklessly, they could've found out where the place was without taking him by stopping the guy in the air and interrogating him. All he was doing was hindering her by getting carried along like this. \"We'll have to fight him, anyway! Why not just shoot him out of the sky and make him tell where it is?? All this has done is made us flying targets to those guys!\" he told her off, looking down as he dangled, \"If staying behind meant I was going to be able to stop them from shooting at us, I would be fine with that! We can communicate so why should it be a big deal??\" He really didn't agree with how vulnerable he was being made to be out in the air like this and would gladly take being the one left behind if it meant he wasn't purposely placing Yumi in a state of high risk. By all means this whole thing could end up being a trap and they were all falling for it carelessly, none of them were going to be prepared for it either because of the way they were all flying.\n\nBeing carried off like this was pretty confusing to Shu, seeing how they were fighting pretty well and were making progress. If they weren't going to fight here and destroy stuff then they better have a good excuse for flying away like this. Staring at Takeshi for a moment he looked ahead to see what was going on, seeing the guy not too far ahead. \"Ooh! Nasty guy! Scared guy! Weird how they fly away like that!\" Feeling a little worried that they might end up getting hit out of the sky he kept a hold of Takeshi when he decided to sort out the problem himself, watching as he charged up an attack as he gave instructions to do the same. Panicking a little when he realised it was going to involve numbers he raised a hand and started charging up an attack, only letting it go when Takeshi had fired. The numbers definitely made him panic for a moment when he had to think on when three was, but at least it wasn't hard to fire an attack off immediately after. Shutting his eyes immediately after the blasts hit he pulled back and held onto Takeshi, peering over at the damage they managed to cause before giggling. \"They no catch us now!\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"How do we know he'll talk? We should see where he goes before we try taking him down, otherwise we might never find the place!\" Though Viral could be right too and for all they knew this could be a wild goose chase. What if they tried evacuating the facility while they were chasing this man? There was no easy way for them to make a decision here yet she knew turning back at this point was the equivalent of just giving up. \"Communicating isn't the problem Viral, you'd have to swim to catch up with us. Unless you have a bird form you haven't shown us yet?\" Nothing against swimming but it paled in comparison to speed with flying, Ki assisted of course. Not wanting Viral to get the idea he was a burden or somehow useless Yumi put on a smile, reaching down to adjust her grip while keeping her eyes trained on the Elite. \"Listen, as soon as he lands we'll fight him and get what we need. With how you were doing down there you can probably take down the facility on your own, but for now we just need to be patient, right? And besides...\" she paused, glancing back at the sound of numerous explosions, \"It looks like the cannons were taken care of for us.\"\n\nTakeshi figured this might be slightly overkill but damn if it didn't look cool. On the count of three both boys released a blast and watched as the island was promptly shredded by it, soldiers avoiding the worst of it while being thrown about from the concussive waves, thrown each which way as a result. When the dust settled one would find two large craters and several cannons missing, water spilling into the gaping holes where earth used to be. \"Hell yeah, nice shot buddy!\" the older boy laughed, clutching Shu as he darted ahead to keep pace with their friends. No one was chasing them after that light show and they were hot on Yumi's trail, soon they'd find this place and spring the Beastmen free. As the island behind them vanished over the horizon and endless carpet of blue stretched out before them and the chase continued for what felt like an hour. Minutes had passed really, and spotting a large patch of green further along Takeshi swore he saw the Elite go for it, with Yumi and Viral stopping just short. \n\nAnd when they reached the others he could finally see why. Not only was the island they arrived at larger than the others, by a wide margin, but this was what they were looking for. Several circular buildings stood on the surface, some precariously on high rises, others just barely poking out above the trees around them. There were several windows on each building but all seemed completely black from the outside, providing no visibility for them out here. \"Jeez look at that place... There's gotta be at least a dozen buildings down there...\" Takeshi mumbled as he drifted a bit closer, trying to spot out anyone down below. Not a single person was outdoors and the Elite was nowhere to be seen, by now he no doubt raised the alarm and everyone was getting ready. Putting his free hand on his hip he frowned with displeasure, itching to go right on inside and fight. \"Man... Well there goes the chance of a surprise attack! Guess we just go in the front door.\"\n\n\"Or... We don't be idiots about it and we think of something else,\" Yumi pointed out with narrowed eyes, admonishing Takeshi for a moment. Slowly descending to the ground she set Viral back on his feet and waited for the brothers to join them, looking up and away at the building high above the hill. From down here they could move through the trees and be relatively hidden, but she'd bet anything there would be troops out here to greet them. \"Just because they know we're here doesn't mean they know where we're coming from. We can still surprise them if we're smart about it.\" Which meant of all people here Takeshi was not making the plan for them. Looking instead to Viral she gave him an expectant glance, knowing he could come up with some way to do this.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Viral was keeping a close eye on the man ahead despite all his protests to take care of the other men, seeing how Takeshi and Shu were the ones trailing behind. They weren't going to catch up to this man anyway, at least not while carrying him but the most he could do was watch where he was heading. Briefly looking up to Yumi he let out an annoyed sigh. \"So now you're mocking me? The way you're talking to me might as well be telling me I have a disability compared to you\". As he was beginning to wonder just what he was here for a moment he looked back to Yumi when she tried to lay out the plan to get off the subject, looking away from her again before behind as the explosions sounded out. Despite all that he didn't feel at all impressed and was just seeing it as something slightly convenient, seeing how they still had the real fight ahead of them. \"If we can ever catch up. There will probably be much worse than just him waiting for us once we land\".\n\nShu didn't know how powerful his attack was going to be until it was all over, gasping at the state he had made once he could see. Well they certainly managed to take care of the cannons, now all that was left to do was to keep going and find where the man was heading. Holding onto Takeshi as they continued to travel for a while he let out a squeak once they finally saw where the man had been going, the place looking much bigger than he thought it might. It certainly looked scary and oddly abandoned, but there was probably thousands of people inside with all sorts of horrors going on too. Frowning a little he looked to Takeshi, letting out a groan as Takeshi proceeded to express his concern through his tone of voice. The place certainly didn't look welcoming to anyone, even if you worked there. \"Is there a front door…?\"\n\nViral wasn't at all surprised at the extent of the place once they found it, he was partly responsible for such a mess being out here in the first place. With the flight being almost over he couldn't help but sigh knowing he was going to be back on the ground again, especially when the flight had been generally pretty uncomfortable and forcing him to feel his weight all the way along. It may had been easy for the rest of them, but he was not able to accomplish flight naturally and having to do so was proving to be quite the pain. As they finally headed down to the ground he waited for Yumi to let go of him before rubbing at his sides, finding both them and his arms to be feeling rather uncomfortable now. If there was ever a reason for extreme discomfort having to come down after a flight like that was definitely acceptable with his main hope being towards his recovery. Staring at Yumi as she spoke he frowned when her eyes instead looked expectantly to him as if he was the one who was supposed to have the plan. \"…You really do think too much of me. To kick the wall down and barge in that way is the best I have in this kind of situation\", he spoke, letting go of his sides, \"They already know we're coming so why do we have to hide it??\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"Hah, you were nothing but a subject, a tool for the project! I've been entrusted with its protection,\" the Elite shot back with a grin, taking another swing at Viral and missing by just a hair, \"You're no longer of use to us here!\" Having two more strikes blocked the Saiyan twisted his body around and kicked at Viral's chest, having it blocked yet knocking him away into the remains of the wall with a satisfying crash. Smirking proudly his mouth quickly contorted into an annoyed frown as he was provoked, stalking forward to pummel some sense into the Beastman. With surprising speed however Viral came at him as well, throwing a series of rapid and powerful punches. The first one or two were easily blocked, but the second made it through and slammed into his side, the second into his shoulder and the third into his jaw. After that his guard was broken and he took several hard strikes, finally ending up on his back when it was all done. \"Hah... I should expect nothing less... From a former commander,\" the Elite chuckled, sitting up and spitting out blood as it dribbled from between his lips. \"But it takes more than that to beat a Saiyan, you should know.\" Pushing himself up he dashed back in at Viral, throwing a flurry of punches of his own.\n\nTakeshi figured he was being kind of cool with that line, provoking the soldiers and all too. With Shu pointing out the obvious though his shoulders sagged and an eyebrow twitched slightly as he found it totally lost on his brother, letting out a sigh and deciding to hell with it. Charging into the fight he knocked off two soldiers right off the bat, smirking seeing Shu getting all involved right away. One nice thing about fighting soldiers like this was it didn't take much to put them out of commission, just one good strike usually did it. Turning to another nearby soldier he leaned to the side to avoid a fist, grabbing the man's arm and holding it under his own before punching him twice in the face, letting go and watching him simply drop backwards in a daze. \"Man... I kinda wish we were fighting the Elites...\" he mumbled, letting out a slight gasp as a blast hit his back. Stumbling forward a few steps he frowned and glanced back at his burned shirt, shooting a blast in turn at the soldier responsible for hitting him and sending the guy careening across the floor. \n\nYumi knew how she had to fight the Elite now but that didn't make it too much easier. He still struck hard with what he had left and it wasn't as though hitting pressure points permanently numbed a limb. She had to deal with a lot more than just a single limb too if she wanted to beat this man. Taking advantage of her speed she began ducking and weaving to avoid his strikes, finding her speed was at least greater than his own. Managing to evade a nasty chop that made the air reverberate around it Yumi struck out again at his leg, hitting the spot just above his knee and again on his thigh, spinning her body and kicking the dead leg out to bring him to a knee. Trying to kick him in the face and knock him down she grit her teeth when her leg was grabbed instead, being lifted up and slammed back onto the floor. Trying to wrestle her leg free she was dragged across and slammed into the wall, letting out a groan as her body smashed against the hard surface. In a fit of desperation she gathered Ki and threw it at his face, hitting him and causing him to drop her and send him back. Ignoring the pain in her back and sides Yumi charged him down and tackled his leg, popping it out of the socket and knocking him over, sitting on top of him then and giving his jaw a good few punches in hopes of knocking him out.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Yumi" }, { "text": "Viral couldn't let that continue to happen to him, even if his strength was being sapped by his weakness he had to try and stand up to the Saiyan and show he was still the warrior he used to be. The attack had managed to knock him off completely but he was ready to try harder to keep up with the man and show off the power he had. He was supposed to be one of the strongest, but for so long he had been unable to fight and couldn't even keep up with those who he managed to before. He was hurting pretty badly from that attack but so long as he could remain unharmed for the most part he would recover as he fought. Throwing in a flurry of punches in an attempt to punish the man for underestimating him he managed to do just that as several broke through and forced the man to the ground, staring down at him as he cracked his fingers. Glaring down at the man he watched as he got back to his feet, growling lowly as the Elite just got back up, moving his hands back momentarily. \"You underestimated me the moment you picked a fight!\" The moment the Saiyan started throwing punches Viral threw his own to counter them, their fists clashing together. \"If you believe yourself to be in charge then you should know what you're up against! I am not going down easily!\" Even as some of his punches missed he remained standing, only being pushed back a little bit each time before he suddenly pulled back and tried to deliver a much harder punch to try and throw the Elite off his feet again.\n\nShu didn't know if he was doing well against these men until he got approval from Takeshi so looking to him every so often was proving to be a little difficult as he had to try and fight off the soldiers at the same time. He was more or less playing with them in his swings and punches, even going as far as to jump on a soldier's head and spring onto another. The soldiers couldn't handle a springy kid like him and were struggling to try and bring him under control. None of their usual tactics were working against Shu when he was more concerned with bouncing around and making a fool of them. Jumping on another soldier's shoulders Shu instead grabbed their neck with his tail, wrapping it around him quickly before jumping off and pulling them to the ground. While he was having an easy time with these guys he was more concerned with trying out some techniques on them so instead of only punching and kicking he seemed to be bothering them into submission. Giggling a little he soon turned to Takeshi, watching him for a second before needing to bounce away and annoy the soldiers even more. \"Ooh! Not me! Not good at fight yet! It too hard!\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Viral knew he needed to put this man down fast or he was going to cause even more problems with them as they continued their way through the facility. He would need to knock the man out so badly that he wouldn't wake up for a long time, seeing how he wasn't allowed to kill with the others around. He needed to beat this guy into the ground to get it through to his thick skull that he wasn't going to win even if he was an Elite. He was above Elites when he was still in the army, only the best were promoted to a title of command. Throwing everything he had at the Elite with the punches he watched as the Elite once again was knocked down, his eyes staring down at him like daggers as he only got back up to his feet. \"You just underestimated me greatly…\" He was injured himself but he was the one who was still able to stand if only to show he was not going to be easily put down just because of what he was. Staring at the man he watched as he decided it was suitable to start charging up Ki, his eyes quickly turning behind him to the others. If this guy was going to start blasting away he was most likely going to injure the others. He couldn't let the attack get through, otherwise they were going to lose this. Growling angrily he blinked as he realised just how strong the attack was going to be. \"Don't you dare, you coward!!\" he snapped, throwing himself forward as he aimed to break past the Elite's arms to throw a punch right for his face.\n\nShu didn't feel that he knew enough about fighting techniques to be able to fight like the others do, but at least he was going to be able to defeat them without them. He was going to be able to manage for so long and hopefully this was all going to be over before somebody caught on and completely destroyed him for his goofing around. Managing to flip a soldier down to the ground he looked to Takeshi quickly, gasping and pointing at him. \"You said bad word again!\" he squeaked before having to go back into fighting, throwing a soldier down when he tried to punch him by simply pulling them to the side of him. While he wasn't really knocking anyone out he was still managing to annoy them greatly, watching as they soon tried to get up again only to jump onto their backs when they tried. He was certainly monkeying around at this point but he was just doing all he could to avoid being stricken down himself, watching the soldiers who were still trying to get him in any way possible. He wasn't going to use any Ki attacks like Takeshi seemed to be wanting to do, he couldn't trust himself at this point after his little moment of excitement while they were flying. He might end up firing off an attack and accidentally hitting Takeshi because he wasn't concentrating enough and watching what he was doing. Turning around quickly when Takeshi finally fired off the attack he squeaked and covered his ears, watching as the soldiers went flying off and away because of the blast. That was pretty scary and hopefully they were going to be okay after that, even if they were bad guys.", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Viral was meant to be weak and broken by this point so how was he putting up a fight? Whatever was going on now that he was out of their hands was completely against plans they had made, they never anticipated having to fight him. Of course the damn doctor was nowhere to be scene otherwise they might have a chance of subduing him and turning him on his comrades. \"And you're a fool to think you can defeat a superior! You're a tool for Saiyans and nothing more, nothing will change that!\" the Elite laughed as he rose to his feet. He knew what would take down Viral, he'd simply blow him to bits and be done with it. To hell with trying to beat him into submission, he had better things to waste time on. Beginning to amass Ki at a rapid rate he grinned when the Beastman picked up on what he was doing, nearly prepared to let his attack loose. \"I'll turn you to ash, traitor! Die!\" Before the Elite ever had the chance to release his attack he was struck hard in the face by Viral, his nose breaking as a fist smashed into him and knocked him off his feet. Ki dispersing and flying through the air and out of the base the Elite went flying back into the wall, smashing through it and landing in the room opposite the corridor, smashing into a table and finally coming to a rest, utterly out cold.\n\n\"Oh come on, it's okay if I say them!\" Takeshi retorted as his face flushed slightly, looking to Shu as he spoke, \"Just don't say them back, you know?\" Shu didn't have to do everything he did, certainly not that. If he so much as uttered a single curse then Yumi would probably stop what she was doing, storm over here and pummel him for being an idiot or something. She was too busy for that so it looked like he'd get off the hook until later. Just as well because they were working on whittling down the number of soldiers, some of which were beginning to think of better and run away. Knocking down three men he aimed a Ki blast at them, smirking as they panicked before simply blasting the floor and sending them flying off. It wouldn't kill them and chances were they could fly, no harm done other then maybe making them crap themselves. \"Woah, I wonder how far they're going!\" Takeshi laughed, placing a hand on his brow to watch them vanish into the distance. By this point the final soldiers were more or less done with the fight, and it may have something to do with the Elite getting thrown through a wall courtesy of Viral. So that's what all that Ki had been about, he probably should have paid more attention to it. Heh, oops.\n\nShe had to find a way to put this man down for good, he was being worn down yet nowhere near as quickly as she was. Taking a moment to catch her breath as he pulled himself from the wall Yumi came up with a plan of attack, getting back up again and bouncing back and forth on the balls of her feet. She let him come in for the attack and nimbly ducked beneath his first strike, using the second for leverage as she blocked the uppercut with both hands, getting hoisted high into the air by it. Managing to kick off the wall with her feet she drove her body hard into his chest and winded the man, and as soon as she landed again she jumped up and drove a fist into his jaw, causing him to nearly topple over but not quite. Lowering herself closer to the ground she swung out a leg at his bad one and took him off his feet, and as he was falling she fell back on her hands and kicked out with both legs, throwing him through the same wall that the other Elite had gone through. Watching through the hole as he tumbled across the room his head eventually slammed into one of the consoles, knocking him out in the process. Expecting him to get up again she watched with baited breath for any movement, exhaling with relief when he showed no signs of getting back up. \"Thank goodness that's over... What a lug...\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Viral was determined to put a halt to this man's attack even if it was going to kill him, placing himself directly in the risk area and right in the path of the possible Ki attack. He was anything but a simple tool if he was able to do all of this, to be able to surpass an Elite Saiyan who was also a seasoned veteran. Managing to get the man to a much more desperate stance in the fight he threw himself forward, swiping at his face with a punch that he hoped would end the attack and save both himself and the others from the attack. Thankfully his fist managed to connect just in time to stop the attack and with the momentum created from his rush he stumbled a few steps while the Saiyan crashed even further away into quite the mess beyond the corridor itself. Staring down where his opponent had landed he slowly stood back up straight again, letting out an annoyed groan as he looked down at his fist before looking back to the others to see if they were managing and hopefully okay.\n\nShu was going to start bugging Takeshi every time he said a bad word now, especially when he didn't believe he was bad himself. If bad words were for bad people then the Saiyans and every other evil person they faced would be saying them all the time, only thing was they didn't really from what he heard from them. Takeshi was just making excuses to try and make himself sound bad, but really they were just confusing and words that didn't really belong anywhere. While he managed to take down or annoy his opponents into them simply fleeing from the fight, Takeshi was the one who really ended it. Watching as they went flying off he looked back to his brother and wondered whether it was a good thing that he did that in the first place, seeing how someone was probably going to get really hurt from that. Slowly tilting his head he soon gasped and looked back around to Viral's opponent, or rather where he landed before to Viral. He had managed to beat his opponent too it seemed, but he seemed to had been hit a lot too. Hopefully he was going to be okay. While he was focusing on Viral he squeaked when he looked to see if Yumi was alright too since she had gone to handle the other guy who appeared to be of higher status in the army. Luckily for them Yumi had managed to beat her opponent into submission too from the looks and sounds of it, his eyes quickly going to Takeshi as he pointed furiously. \"Ooh! Ooh! Miss Yumi and Mister Viral!\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Shu had backed away with immediate hesitation as everything started to unfold with the immediate worry that something hideously terrible was going to happen. It had always been his experience in these places that nothing but disaster happened and now Viral had been shot by a drug that was causing his friend nothing but pain and distress. He didn't know how he was going to help his friend or if this was already it for them all over again. Staring at the scene in front of him in fear he gradually backed off, his hands going to his neck as he watched Viral struggle. This was the collars all over again and the resistant to try and stop that, but this time it was so much worse when it could be administered at any time. Wincing as if he was in pain too he shrunk down a little, closing his eyes as he tried to get the horrific images of his past struggles out of his head. \"No…no please, not again…\" he mumbled, shaking his head, \"It's the collar…! Need to be good o-or…\"\n\nViral looked completely absent as the drug took effect, his own personality appearing as if it had just been stabbed to death right in front of him as his mind quietly contemplated what it might be like without it. Everyone sounded so distant except for the voice of the scientist and as his continued to invade his mind everything else continued to turn clouded. He was trying to stop it as it tried to push everything about him out of his own mind, all his memories and his own thoughts being forced into an oppressed state with only the pressure of all of them collectively only barely stopping them from disappearing completely.\n\nAs his eyes continued to stare down at the ground his index finger barely twitched as Takeshi approached him, demanding that he'd return to them and beat the man whose voice echoed in his mind clearly. Takeshi's voice sounded like nothing to him but he was there and obviously talking to him, or rather shouting at him as if that would make a difference. Continuing to stare down his claws soon started to twitch, almost looking like he was trying to break free right up until that last twitch that turned into a clenched fist, his pupils sharpening before he threw his fist straight for Takeshi's face.", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Seriously what was with Viral? He was supposed to be all healed and better by now so no way was some stupid little drug going to screw that up. \"Come on Viral, you're better than this! Just fight back and kick that guy's ass!\" Takeshi continued as he approached, intending to smack his friend upside the head to knock sense into him. As he raised a hand to smack the Beastman his face was suddenly throbbing painfully and he found himself on the back, wincing as his hands shot up and covered his nose while he rolled back and forth on the floor. \"Ow, you hit me you ass!\" he whined as he sat up, one hand still covering his nose as he blinked back tears, \"Come on, you're seriously going to take orders from this dork? Let's kick his butt already!\"\n\nWhile Takeshi went to, er, \"confront\" Viral, Yumi noticed that Shu was having a hard time of things. Before he even uttered a word it was obvious he was panicking over what was happening, and judging by what he was doing she could only guess he was having flashbacks of his time with their father. Hurrying to his side she got to a knee at his side, wrapping her arms around his shoulders and pulling him in for a hug. \"You're okay Shu, no one is going to hurt you here,\" she whispered softly, giving his back a rub. Hearing an audible smack her head bolted up to see Takeshi being laid out on the floor, rolling his eyes as he dramatically rolled about and began shouting about being struck. Nonsense aside however Viral had hit their friend and worrying was the fact he may be under that madman's control. Keeping Shu in her arms Yumi frowned, trying to get Viral's attention by clearing her throat. \"Viral...? Please tell me you're okay, say something.\"\n\n\"When will you idiots understand, he's mine now! He won't take any orders from you children anymore!\" Hehe, how satisfying! After suffering the humiliation of the collars failing he could now redeem himself with this, and then no one would be able to deny his service to the King! Smirking as Takeshi tried to shout again he shook his head, folding his hands behind his back as he walked towards Viral. \"Please, as if the Beastmen have any sense of loyalty or morals. They're simple machines made by scientists as tools and nothing more. He became disillusioned into thinking he was his own person, you idiots are treating him like he's more than he is. Like any of these projects are anything but tools,\" the scientist scoffed, placing a hand on Viral's shoulder and breaking into a grin, \"I'll show you how empty those ideals and friendships of yours are as he tears you limb by limb. Viral? Kill them.\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Shu was going pretty pale as he fully realised what was going on and what was going to happen next, even when Takeshi and Yumi didn't understand. This was just the beginning of it all, what came next was the conditioning and the torture to clear their minds and force them to forget their past lives. They were finished here now that Viral had been drawn to their side and what was worse was there was no collar to get rid of it. Panicking as his mind went to dark places he felt like he had the collar placed on him, his wide eyes blankly staring forward before blinking when Yumi whispered to him. He didn't even realise she was hugging him, his eyes slowly looking up to her before he gasped when he heard what could only had been Takeshi hitting the hard floor. Viral had hit Takeshi pretty hard and while it was not completely out of character for Viral to do such a thing, to hit him so viciously was not like him. What if they couldn't get Viral back? There was no way this was happening, not again.\n\nViral was fairly deadpan after hitting Takeshi, pulling back his fists as his eyes returned to a tired state. Other than his shaking fingers as he slowly uncurled them he should very little signs of resistance any longer, his shoulders sunken and his posture suffering from a sudden lazy stance. It looked like the drug had taken full effect and as he stared forward he completely ignored Takeshi's and Yumi's words, his pupils looking as if they were struggling to focus on one thing. As the words of the scientist rattled in his mind he slowly turned to look at him as the man placed his hands on his shoulder, staring at him before his eyes darted back to the others. It didn't look like he was going to ignore that command and as his fists tightened once more he immediately went straight for his first target, that being Takeshi. Immediately throwing his fists down at him he twisted around for a kick, aiming to cause as much damage as possible even if he wasn't using his claws.", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"No... Fighting will get us nowhere. I know who you are and what you're capable of, I'm no fool. Fighting you won't end well for me,\" the lion answered, frowning as he looked back at the others. Then there was Riley as well, someone that needed to be taken care of; among the group there was almost a compulsion to see him cared for, like something innate inside of them demanded it. It was a natural instinct almost to raise the boy even with those less capable than others. Viral was right he supposed, if they went along with this abandoning the Saiyans then Riley wouldn't be forced to fight. If they stayed then everyone knew the boy would have no choice, and given his attitude he'd more than likely end up dead. \"If you think he has that kind of freedom... If they all do, then I don't see any reason not to join you. Do you have a ship large enough to move all of us? If you arrived in those pods...\"\n\n\"We have a big ship. Well... Big enough, we should be able to fit everyone,\" Yumi answered, pausing briefly to count heads to be sure, \"It might be a little cramped, but it's not a long flight to the other one. And it's not all that far away either so we can go get it and bring it back in minutes.\" It might be a better idea though for them to walk there together instead of waiting around. There was no telling where Saiyans could be or if reinforcements were coming, having the Beastmen stay back could spell trouble. With Riley in her arms now and trying to soothe him she gave the child a patient smile, resting him on one arm as she brushed some hair from her face. \"So if that's all settled then we can get going right? There shouldn't be any problem leaving since we beat most everyone we came across, and the only ones left are soldiers. I don't expect they'll try fighting us.\" \n\nShu's reaction to being hugged by a kid was a little over the top but Takeshi wasn't going to say that. If the little guy didn't want to be hugged then that was fine, no use in telling him to relax over it. Hearing that his brother was afraid of Riley nearly made him groan in disbelief though; the kid was harmless as said by the Beastmen and smaller than even Shu, what was there to be afraid of? \"Well they're only coming up to your belly, I'd be amazed if they're strong enough to drag you away,\" the older boy joked, smiling amused as he removed his hand and ushered Shu to get to his feet, \"I think we're leaving squirt, we should get ready. We're gonna be pretty busy trying to get all these people settled, you know? After we do though we'll have some fun, I'll treat you to something as a reward, sound good?\" Maybe play or have a snack together somewhere, something to let Shu relax after today. Not that he got too terribly stressed out or anything, but he'd done well.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Viral narrowed his eyes, seeing the response the man gave only to be a confirmation that his doubt lay in how much courage he had towards the change of lifestyle. He wasn't even being strict about what they will be doing once they were free, the guy was just creating that restriction through his inability to leave the people who had created him who were also treating him like crap. As the man spoke again it was clear that he had run out of excuses and had finally given into the fact that they needed to get out of here. Letting out a huff in annoyance he looked to Yumi as she took over, staring at her as it soon came to light what they would have to do. It would be a case of sending one of them out to get the ship and flying it back here and it certainly wasn't going to be him or the other Beastmen. This was going to be some difficult journey and he really didn't feel like he had to drag that scientist around just to keep him out of the hands of the Saiyans. Briefly rubbing his head he turned to Yumi, disliking how she was underestimating the facility. \"There might be those who can outsmart us, there's also the chance that the Elite I faced will wake up. You should never think strength is the only way to win when there could be an ambush waiting for us the moment we get back up that elevator\", he spoke quickly before briefly pointing in Takeshi's direction, \"Either you or Takeshi will need to fly back to the ship and bring it here. We'll need to find a place to load everyone up…and that scientist. If we can't kill him, we have to take him with us…\"\n\nShu didn't like how Takeshi was making it out to be no big deal, as if the whole being attacked by a stranger was not a big deal. He had always been taught to be wary of strangers no matter their size and right now with how edgy he was feeling he really couldn't handle the physical contact of somebody he wasn't familiar with. Giving Takeshi an angry huff when he did nothing but tease him he slowly stood up, backing away from Takeshi as he kept a hold of his tail. \"Treat? I do a good?\" he questioned him, feeling a little unsure about what kind of good thing he did to earn a treat when all he did was do mostly what he was told to do, \"Only hit some people…hit Mister Viral…that enough for a treat? How do we get everyone onto ship? It so far and tiny!\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "So Viral fought for those who made them? But then the Saiyans made her and the rest, shouldn't they be fighting for the Saiyans then? \"Fighting for those who made you... I'd sooner kill them then fight for them again,\" Eris muttered bitterly, glancing again at the scientist. She'd always harbored resentment and yet was unable to do anything about it, knowing full well she was at the mercy of Elites. The way they treated the Beastmen, the way they treated her: looking, laughing, prodding and touching, she was through with that. She'd stay her hand in killing the man if only because their new leaders demanded they not, though it didn't lessen the desire any. It was puzzling to hear as well that there were other Saiyans and not at all aligned with the ones here. Maybe that wasn't so outrageous considering those two boys, they were obviously Saiyans and yet working against the King. Clearly there was more to what was going on than she knew, and she hated being lost like this.\n\n\"I won't argue he does what's logical, but he doesn't just throw things aside. I've never known him to do that with anything,\" Yumi pointed out, furrowing her brow briefly in thought before looking at Viral, \"That includes you. There was a time there where he was so busy he didn't ever see any of us, but I don't feel like he abandoned either of us then either. And now... Well he's always back at the base or wherever pulling strings and we're out in the field kicking butt, can't be helped that we do separate jobs.\" Vegeta was perfectly capable of fighting alongside them however and probably should sometime soon, didn't want to get all rusty. \"I've had him for all of 5 minutes Viral, it's not as though I've been watching him all day,\" Yumi retorted with a roll of her eyes, \"Anyways there's no one else here taking care of him, and someone needs to. I'm not going to just leave a child to themselves, especially not when there might be soldiers around still.\" Until they got on the ships and were off this world she had very little intention of releasing Riley, even if holding him was a little awkward. \n\n\"No no no no, I don't mean we really should blast out of here. It'd be quicker but it'd scare those guys probably, you know? We'll just go back to the hole we made earlier.\" There was probably a real entrance for them to use, multiple even, but they knew where this one was. Folding his hands at the back of his head Takeshi took the lead out of the room, retracing their steps through the now familiar corridors to the entryway. \"Well yeah I made it, but why bother finding another when we can just use that one, you know? I mean we could look for a real door, but that could take forever. May as well just use what we made.\" Plus if they went for their own door then they'd have to somehow lead the others to it, or find their way from that point to wherever they had been before. Considering they had absolutely no idea where anything was here? Best to stick to the same route. Passing through the first room on the way back Takeshi casually glanced about at the still unconscious soldiers lying about, smirking in satisfaction at their handiwork. \"Some of these guys you beat buddy, feels good doesn't it?\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Viral wasn't entirely certain how to explain himself to this woman, especially when he was supposed to make the impression that he was strong. To be a follower rather than a leader probably didn't sound too good, but it was better than being hounded over. \"Well the people who made me aren't monsters\", he spoke, glancing to her, \"The people we're staying with who are fighting the Saiyans don't seem to like killing them, though…but they seem to enjoy beating them to a pulp…\" He was definitely feeling like he was making this whole freedom thing sound worse and worse to the Beastmen, especially if she enjoyed killing so much. With tensions already pretty high now that they were on their way again he looked to Yumi when she tried to argue for Vegeta's past actions, frowning when she tried to raise a defence for him. \"Us? There was only you and me…and I lived in the same building\", he spoke before looking away, \"You had the excuse of moving away and doing your own thing. I was not allowed out or seen by the public\". While trying to ease his own tenseness he was finding the clinginess of the kid to be most distracting, generally disliking how much they were holding onto Yumi. \"You should still try and toughen them up! If you can't fight in an ambush we're all going to get killed or captured…\"\n\nShu was unsure about Takeshi's plan but he was going to go along with it because he trusted his brother. He wanted Takeshi to keep him safe so he was going to trust him. \"Ooh! Okay! Then fly away? Fly as fast as we can!\" Maybe he should leave Takeshi to the flying fast and just hang on, especially since flying fast caused him to go out of control much quicker. He would probably shoot across the sky and beyond the location of the ship. Keeping close to him he looked back several times, making sure nobody was following them or trying to sneak attack whenever he took his eyes off the corridor. \"Just maybe thought maybe there be easier and quick way out! Just maybe thought of being easier…\" Moving quickly after Takeshi he frowned at the sight of the soldiers, staring at them as he ran past before up to Takeshi, feeling a little confused. \"Ooh? Uhh, feel good? Uhhh, I-I guess? I don't know…I mean, I should feel good, yes? That how fighters feel! Strong people feel good with fight! Yes?\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Shu didn't know how to handle being called strong when he didn't really feel he could share the same thought, instead just giving Takeshi a smile when it was mentioned. He didn't know if he had a good handle on his strength and knew how reckless he could be with it so to say he was strong was to say he was dangerous too. Playing around would help raise his confidence and hopefully give him a better handle on his strength, but only if Takeshi wanted him to. \"Ooh! Not trying! Doing by accident! You say silly things a lot so Shu say silly things sometimes\". Disliking the sound of having to go and see the doctor after all he let out a long sigh which turned into a groan. \"Okaaaayyyyyy, we go after! No think Mister Vegeta likes me though, he was really angry when we speaking last! I could tell\". While it was probably a misunderstanding Shu's attention soon went to the fact that they were about to land, feeling oddly excited over it. While he liked going to all these planets and what not he still did feel relieved to be able to sit down. Once they were finally settled down he was quick to jump out of his seat, moving to try and drag Takeshi away too. \"C'mon! They get taken care of, we do stuff now, yes?\"\n\nWhile it was probably supposed to be a celebratory event having all these Beastmen with them Viral still felt he had to leave. He couldn't hang around much longer without feeling dead inside. It was probably irresponsible of him when he was the one who was supposed to show leadership to these Beastmen. Wandering off for now he barely heard Vegeta, looking over to him when he came into his view. Stopping a moment he stared at him, frowning at his suggestion before briefly looking back. He really wasn't up to this, he should've been following Yumi's suggestion; however, it was probably something he should do if Vegeta thought it was best to. \"…Okay fine. I'll go with you…\" he sighed, giving his head a quick rub before he continued walking again, trying to keep himself balanced a little better, \"I thought you would want to see the Beastmen first…since we just got here…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Takeshi had no idea Shu picked up on everything he said like that. Unless he wanted to get smacked by Yumi every waking moment of his life he'd probably best watch his mouth from now on, for his own sake if nothing else. Disembarking from the shuttle they watched the Beastman wander off and Aito address them, relieved to find they would indeed have time to themselves now. Just as well seeing as they had been put to work immediately after getting up today, they were long overdue for some play time. Blinking as Shu grabbed his arm and dragged him along the older boy let out a laugh, quite amused by his sibling's enthusiasm. \"Yeah yeah, we do stuff now! We'll go and have some fun, alright?\" First they should go eat, and after that they should grab themselves a nap. Takeshi still planned on playing with Shu as well even if his big plan for the little guy wouldn't happen until Uuonoe. Hopefully he didn't mind waiting a bit then. \"What do you want for lunch? I don't know what we've got up on this tanker, but there's gotta be something good. Anything you're craving Shu?\"\n\n\"Excellent, I'd rather learn everything now while it's fresh in your mind, thank you,\" Vegeta said as he waved his brother along. Seeing Shu and Takeshi leaving ahead of them he debated asking them as well, opting to after a moment's consideration; even with his state of being becoming disrupted as of late Viral was still more articulate and insightful than those two, he'd prefer an account that really covered a good deal of what went on. Glancing at Viral as he rubbed his head Vegeta frowned disconcertingly, keeping his words to himself for the moment however as he shrugged. \"Father is seeing to them, and the doctors will be able to assist him. Unless something unexpected comes up I shouldn't be needed for a while,\" he pointed out, \"At any rate as I said, I'd like to be filled in on what happened down there. I don't doubt once we return to Uuonoe we'll be questioned as to what we were doing, and what we witnessed. I'd like to pre-screen our reports then, I don't much care to give Korian every little detail if it can be helped. We did all of the leg work, I've no love for a man dictating orders behind a desk.\" If he'd wanted to he could have sent rebels along as well, yet they were still too vested in the war that was on hold. If they couldn't be bothered to put out a little for the cause then Vegeta figured they couldn't handle all the information either, turnabout's fair play.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Shu wanted to get up and go immediately without any wait, even though the main reason had to do with getting off the ship immediately. He would feel much better if he was able to get rid of this anxiety and get far away from the source. Smiling up at Takeshi as they exited he wandered out with him, having a look at the Beastmen quickly before to Aito. He didn't know whether he wanted to talk to that guy about his anxiety or not, seeing how he did try Vegeta but nothing came of it. He thought Vegeta was seeing him like he was some sort of idiot the last time he went to him for help, he was definitely pretty embarrassed during that encounter. Maybe Takeshi would go a little easier on him and forget about his problems, then they could get on with their lives. He even tried to be brave that time and hide his worry, but it seemed that was pointless. Hoping this next little outing would make Takeshi forget about his problems he giggled as he pulled him along, smiling happily. \"Yeah! Lots of fun! All the fun!\" he giggled, having a quick bounce, \"For lunch I want some steak! Maybe fruit too! Sounds like nice time for me! Sure we have those, yes?\"\n\nViral wanted to continue with his venture to his room but with Vegeta wanting his attention he would have to go along with it and hope for the best. He wasn't going to keel over just yet, in fact he hoped he was going to get better in this time and not have to go rest up. He really didn't want to rest up, it was still an experience that was not very desirable and with his mind not functioning too well he worried he would just end up groggy and acting like an even bigger idiot. Maybe he just needed to wait to get this fully out of his system, he was lucky that he managed to get his own mind back after that. If that man was so confident that the serum would allow him to remain fully under his control permanently then he was lucky to break free from control altogether. He was doing pretty good otherwise despite the massive headache, dizziness and complete lack of concentration. Watching where he was walking at first he soon looked to Vegeta, staring at him before he let out a sigh. \"So chances are you won't be around if I keep you for too long, because you'll have to go…\" he spoke, knowing it was most likely going to happen like it has done in the past, \"Either way…not much happened. They shot down some cannons, they blew the hole in the wall, they fought the soldiers…there was…some Elite…\"He didn't really remember much after that, but he didn't think much else happened after that. He was still going to be giving this report like he was still in his right mind, although he did have his suspicions when Vegeta had picked him out. \"When we get back to Uunoue they'll be looking out for the Beastmen causing trouble…then want rid of everyone the moment one steps out of line…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Viral was finding it harder and harder to keep Vegeta in the dark, especially with the inevitable question. He found it difficult to lie, it was something only cowards did but when it came to the circumstances he had worked hard for so long to control himself and not falling sick. It was the worst part of talking to someone when he had problems, he had become used to hiding it all away and keeping quiet until it finally exploded into fits of rage or pain. He had been hungover plenty times before, he was trying to treat it in the same fashion without feeling like he could gag, but with the way Vegeta was trying to treat it as something more serious than that it was becoming harder to dismiss it. Side glancing at Vegeta at the mention of the therapy possibly being pointless after all he looked away hastily, trying not to think of it like that. Forcing himself to eat food was feeling more appealing than this interrogation. Disliking how Vegeta was now getting invested in this rather than going to make food he tensed up slightly, still trying to ignore him.\n\nVegeta was really going in with his concerns and really trying to push himself into his problems, but this time there was something a little different about it. He was sounding less like a doctor the more he went on despite how aggressive he had been with his pressing on the matter. Feeling like it was being taken way too seriously Viral shut his eyes as well, his other hand tapping a claw on the edge of the table. He was finding it hard understanding what brought this on with Vegeta, how he was acting more like he was upset rather than annoyed that he was keeping quiet about his problems. In the brief moment of silence he slightly lowered his head, turning away a little when Vegeta started talking again. The more Vegeta spoke the harder he found it to ignore him, the way he was trying to sound like someone who cared more than someone who was concerned about research and treatment; it was really starting to get to him. \n\nTapping his claw slightly faster on the table he started to groan, his shoulders tensing up before he finally turned to face Vegeta. \"Concerned or persistent…call it what you will, you have the knack of making it hard for me to keep matters to myself…\" he growled lowly before he sighed, resting his head in his paw as he looked away, \"I…changed unwillingly…in fact, I had no will to call my own at all at the time. That scientist, the one in charge of the project…he poisoned me with something that broke my mind and destroyed my free will and all independent thought. I was worse than what I had been when I had the collar…like those were simply a beta test…\" Pausing for a moment he lightly growled, his fingers becoming slightly tense. \"I tried to kill them on his order. Takeshi, Shu, Yumi…and all I could do was watch as I tried. I was half-hoping they would just kill me at that point, I left myself completely open too, but it wasn't until Shu attacked that my body started to realise that I was going to die if I kept going. I changed not even by the will of the scientist at that point, but…I guess that's what stopped me too. If Yumi was just a few inches closer, I probably would had eaten her before I came to again…\"\n\nShu wasn't going to slack with this little play-fight session and he wasn't going to let Takeshi do so either, chasing after him as he tried to avoid the fight aspect. He was pretty seasoned in play-fighting while Takeshi was not, giving him the advantage in knowing how to cut him off each time and initiate wrestling with him. Going down on all fours he very quickly dashed and pounced straight for Takeshi, managing to drive him to the floor as he quickly tried to wrestle again. Grabbing at Takeshi to try and keep him down this time he pulled at his clothing, trying to stop him from throwing him away but eventually he lost his grip when he was thrown over again and Takeshi tried to flee again. Turning over quickly he giggled, crawling after Takeshi at a fast pace to catch up to him. \"No running! You fight me! No running forever!\" He squeaked before making another leap for Takeshi's legs hoping to grab hold.", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null }, { "text": "It may be persistence as Viral claimed and that was fine, Vegeta needed some way to get the Beastman to talk. Even now after opening up somewhat there was a large degree of reluctance in the conversation and it was hard to say whether he'd get the full story or not. \"Changed unwillingly...?\" he repeated, frowning as he listened to the rest of the explanation. Something sounded very off about all of this, in fact it shouldn't even be possible. Heightened aggression, a forced transformation, what could have been in that mixture? It almost sounded like hormones or some combination of that and drugs to send Viral into a frenzy, not totally implausible given the nature of his changes before. \"So it wasn't of your own volition, that's good. It means that all of the work we did was in fact effective,\" Vegeta uttered thoughtfully, leaning back in his seat and rubbing at his chin, \"I'm... Sorry you had to go through that, but it's good that it turned out for the best. Seeing as we have the man in custody I can learn more about it, develop preventative measures perhaps. But you only need to know that it wasn't your fault, you were manipulated by the scientist and that solution. I know that may not absolve guilt entirely but it's the truth.\"\n\nFighting Elites? Easy. Getting in a brawl with some scumbags back on Earth? That was child's play, he'd done it more times than he could count. This type of fighting was something he'd never really get used to however and it showed as he scrambled about, desperate to avoid being tackled. Despite himself Takeshi couldn't help but laugh all the while, barely managing to keep ahead of Shu. His slight lead vanished when the younger boy went to all fours and promptly was tackled to the ground, breaking free once again. \"You have to catch me to fight! And you aren't catching me again squirt!\" he shouted, laughing as he darted off again. A glance over his shoulder and he saw Shu leap for him, to which Takeshi jumped up and over him to avoid. Feeling pretty tricky after that he grinned with satisfaction, wagging his rear again and going to take off... Only to slip on his own feet and face plant on the mats. Feeling Shu grab his legs then he groaned and tried to crawl away, ending up dragging his brother along. \"Noooo, he's got my legs!\" he laughed, looking back and playfully pushing at Shu's head, \"He's going to eat my legs!\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Viral was feeling a little stressed out after that, he really didn't want to have to talk about it and just leave it all in the past. It was just going to be the same thing as before, nothing was going to come out of this discussion so there was no point in talking about it. Remaining rather tense as he braced for Vegeta's reaction to it, but when Vegeta simply started giving his own thoughts to it the whole reason he was concerned came right out into the open. Hearing the stilted apology over his hardships he narrowed his gaze, letting out a sigh before leaning back on his paw again as he turned away. \"Right, like I said…just part of the mission. It's my job. It doesn't matter if some things happened along the way…\" He couldn't believe he fell for that, of course Vegeta was just concerned about his research. He didn't want the treatments he had been going through to be wasted and had become concerned over that. That was the Vegeta he was familiar with. \"Weren't you going to make some food or whatever? Unless that's the report done and we're finished here…\"\n\nShu was determined and wasn't going to let Takeshi get away with trying to avoid him and his attempts at winning especially when Takeshi was the one who was being a coward and not trying to win. He would catch him again and pin him down, he just needed to catch him again when he tried to flee. Pouncing once again at him he managed to grab his legs, holding onto them tight as Takeshi tried to flee again. \"I got you! I got you!\" he giggled, holding on tighter as Takeshi tried to push him away again, \"Eat your legs! No walking or running again!\" Trying to grab Takeshi a little further up he shook his head to try and divert Takeshi's hand before he started to claw at Takeshi's clothes, looking like he was on his way until he made a grab for Takeshi's hand as he wrapped his tail around Takeshi's foot. \"I catch you! No running from Shu!\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Shu frowned, not knowing what to think about that reluctance towards him feeling a little pain. He wasn't going to die after a little bit of pain, that would be silly and weird when he was a Saiyan. He could handle the pain, it wouldn't be the first time and certainly wouldn't be the last. \"Oooh…you handle it?\" He wanted to help, he didn't want to have to have someone constantly standing in for him whenever. Feeling a little confused over how he was supposed to take something like that he soon looked to Takeshi again, squeaking a little. \"Ooh! Do like play! But there people to save and got to get strong too. It would be good to get strong! Play is fun, but want to be able to be strong too\". He didn't know how to show he was strong, though. He didn't want to be seen as the one sitting back and letting everybody else do what he was supposed to do. He was supposed to be concentrating on getting stronger, not let everyone get hurt instead of him.\n\nT'charrl was hoping he might be able to get an understanding of the creature's energy just for moments like these, but he didn't know how to do that when he found it hard to recognise their energy. He didn't have time to think about what it was like when they were fighting last time, everything was so frantic and dangerous that trying to pick up the energy could had ended in serious injury. Looking to Vegeta as he tried to think through the situation, looking out towards the desert before frowning as he gave a little nod. He would have to accept that they might need to go to the desert if the creatures ended up being out there, probably would be a reasonable location for them too for a portal and having a wide viewpoint with nothing in the way. \"I guess carrying on straight would be best, then…\" he sighed, scratching his arms, \"We just got here so camping just now would be a little silly, I suppose…\"\n\nViral wasn't at all impressed. The least they could had done was bottle up the creature or something and force it to guide them to the location but instead they were stranded in an unknown location with a variety of ecosystems to explore. Staring out for a moment he only looked back when Eris made a suggestion for him to take the lead. That sure was overestimating his abilities right there; he was meant to fight them, he didn't know how to track them down other than through hunting techniques. Groaning in annoyance he looked away. \"Being in the front is a good idea…but I don't know how to find these creatures without using traditional methods. It was only by chance I found the first one and it was due to it causing engine problems\", he spoke, not wanting to make himself sound better than he actually was just because he was around other Beastmen. \"We should keep carrying on, either way. If there's nothing here then it's obvious nothing else will happen if there isn't already an anomaly or something strange happening. Besides, if they were here we would had seen something by now\".", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Yeah, I mean that's what your big brother is here for. We can fight together but if it gets messy then I'll handle it. I'm more used to this stuff than you,\" Takeshi said as he ruffled Shu's hair, \"Trust me, we'll get this if you do what I say.\" He tended to keep his head better in battles and he wasn't afraid to get into the thick of it, Shu had a tendency to get spooked and run away. If things got rough then it just made sense for him to handle things and Shu could act as back up. \"And you are getting stronger buddy, we've been training too you know? But just let me deal with the bad bits and you just watch my back, okay? Unless we do one of our awesome new attacks, then I definitely want you with me!\" \n\nForging through a desert hardly seemed like an ideal path but they had little alternative. Their supplies limited, enough for a single day, and with no knowledge of where the enemy might be, it was setting up to be a rough day. Nodding at T'charrl's comment he let out a sigh, casting his sight out towards the barren landscape ahead once more. Doubtless whatever was out there couldn't be good, this world was poised to have all sorts of surprises for them. Hearing Eris mention the Beastmen take lead he glanced over his shoulder to hear out Viral, having to agree with her idea. \"It makes sense, having you lead. Especially if we stumble into the rift first, we'll need you to fight the creatures,\" Vegeta pointed out before stepping towards the edge of the plateau, dropping down some 10 meters and landing easily in the grass below, using Ki to cushion his fall. \"If you wouldn't mind then, Viral, lead the way. We'll follow you.\"\n\n\"Hm, it's about time he gave you a chance. We'll find them before long,\" Eris said with confidence as she strode towards the edge, moving Haku out of her way as she did so. Rather than drop straight down to the ground she found an incline and slid down it on her heels, digging into the dirt to slow herself as she made it to the bottom. Orion followed suit and kicked up a massive cloud in his wake, making her move away to avoid being covered in dust. Waiting for the others to come down she looked to Viral, who she assumed now to be their de facto leader, waiting for him to head off before falling in line. Much as she would like to push Yumi's buttons further they were moving on now and, potentially, heading into a fight. Now was not the time to be playing with her emotions, however tempting that may be.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Shu raised his hands when Takeshi ruffled his hair, shaking his head quickly after. He could handle if things got messy, he didn't see any reason why he couldn't and shouldn't try to act stronger than he was thought to be by fighting challenging battles. At least now he was going to be able to show how good at fighting he was to everyone with this next battle, especially when he wasn't very good at Ki control in the first place. He wasn't going to have to use Ki for this battle, so it would be the perfect opportunity to show Takeshi he was strong. Squeaking, he shook his fists in anticipation and frustration. \"Ooh! Yoooouuuu just wait and I show how good I am! Very good now! Very good!\" He was going to be brave and strong and Takeshi was going to be proud, he just knew it.\n\nViral knew what to do if the desert was their only option, he just didn't know how the others would handle it. He never had any problem with the desert before or desert planets, probably why he was often sent to them to deal with civilians and rebellions. He didn't know how good the others would be, but judging by the Beastmen's animal genetics they could handle it pretty well, the rest could fly over the desert if they had to. Looking to Vegeta first he soon glanced back down to the land below, looking to see if there was any dangers ahead first. \"Well, we'll see how long it takes him to take over again…\" he spoke to Eris before sliding down the incline as well, jumping at the last step to get ahead of everyone else. Looking back to make sure the others had made it down he soon marched on ahead, simply going straight ahead. \"I need some people flying above the trees to scout for danger\".\n\nT'charrl continued to fly even when he arrived down at the bottom of the cliff, his eyes staring down at the grass for a moment before he gasped at the mention of scouting. That was what he was good at so it would be great for him. Fluttering over to Haku quickly he quickly poked his shoulder before looking to Viral. \"Haku and I will! We'll be right up above\", he spoke quickly before fluttering up, looking to Haku quickly before looking around at the trees. He had great eyesight and could use his antennae to sense shifts in the weather and environment, several traits that made his race great scouts and hunters. He was going to keep everyone safe, him and Haku if Haku wanted to help him too.", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Shu didn't much care for the grass or what was below his feet when he could see it clearly, plus he had walked through much more that Takeshi would consider disgusting. He made sure not to step on what he recognised to be bad, but that didn't stop him from walking through swamps, thick mud and mossy terrain. Takeshi would hate to live the lifestyle he had for many years, but even if Takeshi tried to live like he did he probably wouldn't survive very long. He ate a lot of insects to survive while the other half of his diet was fruit, sometimes the odd animal if one attacked and they ended up killing it. Takeshi would barely be able to survive at all if he had to live his old lifestyle so Takeshi should be thankful for that. \"Ooh! If grass was poison, we would all be dead!\" Getting nudged by Takeshi he squeaked and looked up at him, giving him a good long staring at before he pushed at him right back. \"Could be danger! Must be careful if we do! Need to know that all the things be safe before having happy swing time!\" he spoke quickly, bouncing forward, \"If others nearby, then maybe! Hopefully no go too far or maybe find trouble. Planet may have many bad things we no see yet!\"\n\nViral couldn't figure any of it out even if he tried, there was just too many variables and too many ways this all could go wrong if they made one wrong move. They had to make it back, he would never forgive himself if they didn't. Growling lowly in frustration he quickly looked back to Yumi when she could simply 'hope for the best' regarding the situation. There was a lot to consider and most of it had no answers much to his annoyance, but it certainly couldn't be helped all that much either when there simply wasn't enough to research. \"This universe isn't the only universe out there, you know. This isn't the only world or the only existing realm. You should know that when the Otherworld exists\". The main concern right now was definitely succeeding and whether everything would go according to plan, he couldn't afford to have any holes or mistakes made. \"We'll be getting through this forest soon and still no sign of anything. If we don't find something soon everybody's going to go hungry by the time we end up finally finding them…\"\n\nT'charrl frowned, disliking the idea that he might ultimately end up diverting their entire quest and causing it to end in a disaster if the threat really was in the desert. It was too risky to not have this go on ahead without a hiccup like this, especially when he was asked to come along. It was probably because he could use his weapons to tear the beasts apart which would be handy for them too, so him bailing would only lead to disappointment. He might be okay, he might just end up overheating a bit and damaging his skin, but brief rests could possibly help out with that. \"If we fly really fast, then maybe when it's cooler…I-I'll just have to watch out for the wind and sand\", he spoke quickly, staring out at the wasteland of a desert. \"I just worry if we wait too long those creatures will get what they want done before we get there and even then nobody knows what will happen. Will the planet explode, or something? This is rather terrifying…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Shu had a fair point, if anything here were poison they would probably be awfully ill already. So at least nothing where they landed wanted to kill them, that was reassuring. Takeshi did have to wonder what sort of world they were on though where they hadn't seen any creatures yet save for a few birds flying above. Giving Shu a playful nudge the older boy stumbled when pushed back, smirking and waving a hand dismissively at the concerns. \"Relax, there's some of those things we're after and then a bunch of animals, nothing to be worried about. We were told there aren't people here so it's fine. We can swing around all we want.\" And sure, if Shu felt a little safer for having the others around them then they could do that; depending on how long this mission took they could well set up camp for the night, and doing so meant they would have ample time to play around. \n\n\"Well I know that, it's why we're here. I get they exist and all of that, I just don't understand it, how it's possible. This isn't the sort of thing they taught you in school,\" Yumi said with a small laugh, itching at her ear as she shrugged her shoulders, \"Things have been simple until now is all. The enemy's changed a bit but it's always just been 'Go here, fight this, come home.' I just don't know about this whole traveling between dimensions thing...\" There were problems too before they even found the rift like the issue of finding shelter, finding food, finding their way back to the ship even once everything was said and done. Yumi had been so focused on that one part she'd almost forgotten the small fact they could be on this planet for a little while yet. \"Then we should probably find a place to settle down soon, find some food,\" she muttered as she thought about it. With nothing other than tall grasses and woods around so far it wouldn't be easy but they would have to make due, they were here until they finished the job.\n\nIf T'charrl couldn't handle the desert then they were in a real sticky situation here. There were other ways they could travel to be fair and they could always go around but what if the rift was there? They shouldn't skip over it and yet they shouldn't go in if it would be hard for T'charrl either. Haku hadn't the courage to speak up and argue on his friend's behalf either, ashamed that he was just letting the others decide on everything. Too used to being ordered around maybe. \"If you go higher up the air might be cooler, right? And... And maybe you can go high enough to avoid the sand...\" he offered hopefully, trying to help T'charrl find a solution. Shaking his head uneasily at the questions posed Haku shivered and rubbed at an arm, unable to halt the picture of the planet exploding under their feet. \"I r-really hope not. It'll be fine though, we're going to do this and be okay... I hope...\"\n\n-----\n\nAnyone who had hoped for a quick job here on the planet was in for a disappointing turn of events. With the sun dipping below the horizon it became increasingly apparent this would be at least a two day endeavor, and like it or not camp would be needed to spend the night. On the cusp of the desert they kept just to the trees for coverage, flat land before them reaching out a few hundred meters before grass gave way to husks and sand. Finding a reasonably concealed spot among the trees it was cleared to make room for everyone involved to rest comfortably. Shelter wouldn't be an issue for them in these forests; the canopies of the trees were wide and interlaced, creating almost a roof in of their own right. While an area to rest was easily secured there was one glaring issue that still had yet to be resolved: food. In hopes of remedying this it was suggested a handful of people go out to hunt whatever they could find and bring it back to camp, with luck enough to feed everyone. It had initially been Takeshi volunteering himself and Shu for the task yet Vegeta, perhaps not trusting them to be competent enough, sent Viral with them.\n\n\"We haven't even seen a fricken animal since we landed! How do we know if there's anything out here or not?\" They hadn't even been attacked yet which for them was quite a feat, they usually were set upon in moments most times. Takeshi didn't know what annoyed him more: the boredom or the hunger. At this point he just wanted to do something, anything other than walking around aimlessly as they had been. Even now hunting wasn't proving to be any change of pace for them. Glancing around at the trees he reached out and gave one a good smack, the resounding noise of the trunk echoing through the forest around them. \"Maybe if we make a bunch of noise something will come after us? I don't see how else we're going to find anything at this rate.\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Viral was not too happy with having to go hunting with Takeshi, he was very rarely happy with doing anything with this idiot. If it wasn't for Vegeta telling him he should go he probably would had never offered to go hunting and would had just rested in a tree until the others arrived with food, but he wasn't allowed to relax for once, it seemed. It wasn't something he was particularly caring about when the others could just blast the creature and kill it that way, especially with Takeshi. All he was doing was tracking it at this point to give Takeshi a target to shoot at, it wasn't as if Takeshi would let someone else take over hunting while he's around. If he had to he was going to give Takeshi a hard time, something he was immediately needing to do when Takeshi proceeded to make a lot of noise and think that would attract the animals they were supposed to be sneaking up on.\n\n\"Stop being an idiot! Probably the reason we haven't found anything is because you are loud and scaring everything off!\" he growled lowly, practically speaking through his teeth before he let out an angry sigh, looking away in annoyance, \"Why did I have to go with you…I should had left you to figure out that you're absolutely crap at hunting. Birds and small animals hardly count when even a house cat can hunt those…\" This was truly aggravating, the least Vegeta could had done was tell him how to hunt instead of having him play teacher all the time. He wasn't a good teacher, he was too impatient for things like this as utter disregard for what might actually be effective. The only one here that was behaving was Shu who was following along quietly with his eyes watching their backs. \"If you think banging trees and throwing tantrums is going to draw out animals to make you shut up, you've got a harsh lesson on survival ahead of you…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"It's probably scaring off the little things but not the big things, and we want the big ones! Gotta feed a lot of people with what we catch,\" Takeshi retorted, rolling his eyes when Viral looked away from him. \"And I'm not crap at hunting, I know how to do this. Kind of hard to hunt though, being on an alien world and all, ya know? The usual stuff probably won't cut it.\" Normally he'd use a trap or something or even chase a creature down yet they hadn't seen much of anything yet. And how would he even know what to use for bait? For all he knew he'd grab something poisonous and they'd be in the same predicament they were in now. It wasn't like Viral was doing much himself to find anything, just following them anyways. Gritting his teeth when the Beastman criticized him further Takeshi turned on his heel and pointed in the face of his friend testily. \"So why don't you try taking the lead then huh? I mean we don't know this world at all but clearly you know what to do better than me, so have at it big guy!\"\n\nJust slightly annoyed Takeshi dropped back and let Viral take the lead, falling in line with Shu instead as he crossed his arms angrily. The nerve of that guy sometimes drove him nuts; he'd hunted before when he lived alone and he'd hunted with Shu, he knew he was good at it and having Viral say otherwise really pissed him off. The fact they weren't finding anything wasn't his fault either, he'd tried doing everything he could and only had begun to smack trees out of frustration. \"Can you believe him...? Like I don't know how to hunt...\" the older boy grumbled angrily, frowning as he glanced around the area, \"We've hunted before, you know? You know I know how to do this stuff, not my fault nothing's showing up.\" Letting out a sigh he shook his head once more before rubbing at it, glancing over at Shu with a small smile. \"We got the easy job though huh? They're back there cleaning up and we're wandering around looking for food, so far it's a breeze.\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "\"You think making loud destructive noises will attract a target? An animal is going to think noise means danger no matter what planet they're from! It's going to be hard to hunt no matter the environment you're in if you're not familiar with it in the first place!\" Takeshi was really going to get on his nerves during this run and there was nothing he was going to be able to do about it unless he was allowed to punch him. It annoyed him that he had to be 'civil' unless he wanted to be called crazed or savage as he beat Takeshi up for being so dumb. If they were going to attract anything with that noise it would be an angry and aggressive ground creature that would definitely be too large to take back. They were looking for creatures they could carry back, not something that would probably destroy the area around them. Stopping when Takeshi turned to face him he growled when he pointed his finger at him, walking around him as he continued on. \"A forest isn't foreign to me. I'm sure it looks different from whatever hole you crawled out of…\"\n\nShu didn't like it when everyone was fighting, but then again Takeshi and Viral always seemed to bicker and annoy each other. He didn't understand why they acted that way, it was always over trivial stuff too. Staring at Takeshi as he wandered to the back of the group instead he gasped when Takeshi continued to express his frustration on the trees. Frowning, he slowly looked away, his eyes slowly glancing back. \"…I know I would run at loud noise…\" he mumbled, pressing his fingers together before he looked back to Takeshi. He didn't know if wandering around for food was 'a breeze', they had to provide for their group which was a big responsibility. If they didn't come back with anything then everybody would go hungry. Disliking the darkness of the forest he continued to look around, trying to keep his eyes open for anything that might decide to attack them. \"Ooohhh…I no know about easy…I-I mean, we no even know what there be in the forest. There could be evil here…and then we get ambushed and come back all bleeding and everybody be mad! It no easy finding food for everyone!\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Sure, all the small stuff is gonna run away, but the big things are going to wonder what's going on! And that's what we want, the big animals!\" He'd done it before, what was so hard to figure out about that? Especially later at night it drew attention from any number of things back on Earth, if he scared away a space squirrel or whatever the hell was here then fine, they weren't after those anyways. Annoyed with Viral doubting him he pushed the Beastman to take the lead instead, frowning as he went on readily and even made another shot at his pride. \"Hey! You don't even know where I live, alright? I live near a forest, I do this kind of stuff!\" the Saiyan shot back annoyed before falling back with Shu. What an ass thinking he didn't know how to hunt, how did Viral figured he'd survived? If the guy hadn't noticed he didn't exactly hold a job ever and the only money he really had was from the tournament, other than that he was basically broke. \n\nOf course when Takeshi went back to Shu for some back up now the little guy decided to get back to his meek self. With everything else going on the thing to frighten Shu was some loud noise apparently. Rolling his eyes the older boy rubbed at his neck, sighing before focusing his eyes on the dark forest around them. Not that it mattered much he supposed, an animal would be easy enough to kill no matter what world they were on and they'd have a meal for everyone in no time. \"Oh come on buddy, you really think just some animal is going to do us in? I mean look at all the crap we've dealt with, you know? There's all sorts of things we've fought, so you really think some little thing here is gonna hurt us?\" It wasn't like it was just one of them out here hunting either, between the three of them they could handle whatever was thrown their way. \"So relax buddy, we're gonna be just fine. Let's just focus on finding the biggest, tastiest looking animal we can, alright? Gotta have full stomachs tomorrow if we run into those things.\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Viral could argue with Takeshi all day about how dumb he was for acting like a loud idiot in the forest, but telling him how dumb he was would only make him further believe he was doing nothing wrong anyway. The only animals they would attract were ones who were territorial and fierce, not the kind of animals they were hoping to catch. \"Oh yeah, near a forest with all the deer you can catch! Even a pet can hunt a deer…\" he spoke lowly, letting out an annoyed growl, \"If your plan is to attract predators because you want to fight them, howabout you stop to think about the safety of others just on the off chance that the predators here could be poisonous or carry diseases we're not prepared to handle…\" Not to mention predators often evolved to have very little flesh to eat, even he was very much skin and bones. Takeshi really didn't bother to think of all the different factors that could put them at risk, something that didn't come with hunting prey animals.\n\nShu did wonder if it was going to be possible to find anything after all that noise, knowing everything would scatter when it first sounded out. He had spent a long enough time in the wilderness to understand what others were scared of so what Viral was saying was hardly anything to protest over. He was right and getting bitten by another animal was quite dangerous. Looking to Takeshi when he protested his position he frowned, his eyes going back to surveying his surroundings as he felt pretty uneased. He wasn't much of a hunter himself, he was often about survival and would act upon that only so the possibility of predators being near made him worried even if he was strong himself. \"Still no want to get attacked! Want to do the attacking, not get attacked\", he spoke quickly, shaking his fists in front of him, \"Big tasty animals could be sleeping, but now maybe woke up because noise and running away now. We can still catch something and not be caught instead? Got to be very careful…very quiet and sneaky…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Shu frowned as he stared at Takeshi, wondering if he was actually going to agree with the idea of keeping quiet and how long he might try to keep quiet. Sighing lightly he looked away, scratching his stomach. \"Sometimes go hungry…but have to sometimes. Hopefully we find something soon…\" As they continued on their way Shu was progressively getting tenser, the shift in light to darkness really putting him off. He didn't like the dark and to make matters worse he could see the moonlight from behind him and even if it was probably safe it still made him increasingly nervous. If it wasn't safe then surely he would never have been taken to this planet in the first place, but being too scared to look at the moon to check to see if he was right he was left staring down most of the time. Gasping when Takeshi nearly fell over he stared at him with a frown before slowly looking away. \"No know…it no important, anyway…\" If there was nothing out here it wasn't their problem, they didn't know this planet very well. Keeping his gaze low as he walked close to his brother he only sometimes looked behind him, worrying over what might be lurking in the dark.\n\nViral was keeping his focus on finding food so was keeping his focus on everything that wasn't Takeshi. The lack of prey animals in the area told him there was a predator nearby and looking at Shu's reaction to just being out in the dark he knew the kid could feel it too. There was something out there watching them and had been doing so for quite a while, likely scaring off everything else. If they could lure out the predator they would be able to find prey again. Slowly gazing around he analysed his surroundings as he continued to move, checking out every slight movement that was made. Continuing on his way he slowly reached around for his weapon, only stopping when Takeshi decided on moaning again. \"It's not empty, it's been evacuated…\" he growled lowly, annoyed by Takeshi's huffs and grumbles, \"You're the only one not seeing anything wrong with what's going on here…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Takeshi groaned in disapproval at the idea of going hungry, hardly pleased with such a idea. Fighting anything on any empty stomach sounded just about as awful as a fight could be. The fact they hadn't eaten since landing was already awful enough let alone going into tomorrow. Nearly tripping over a root made everything seem just so much more fun and he nearly wanted to turn and blow the tree into splinters for doing that, grumbling something beneath his breath and continuing on instead. The fact they had yet to see any creatures despite walking for some time now was beginning to grate on his nerves as well; nearly tripping, being hungry, \"annoyed\" by Viral, no wonder the typically whiny Takeshi was all strung up. Wondering aloud why no creatures had come across their path yet he asked the Beastman for his ideas, furrowing his brow in confusion at what he had to say.\n\n\"Evacuated? What do you mean? And there's nothing wrong here, I just see an empty forest!\" What did Viral mean what was wrong? So maybe there weren't a bunch of creatures living in this part of the woods, or maybe they just didn't come out at night. But they hadn't even come across predators yet let alone something they might try to eat, so what gives? \"Why would a forest evacuate, huh? I think if there was something that bad around we'd have seen it by now.\" There were no fires, no seriously catastrophes, no bad weather, nothing that would make him think a forest would empty out like this. Letting out a long winded sigh he looked down at the ground and kicked a rock off in the distance, expecting to hear the sound of it striking a tree. Instead there was a dull thud followed closely by a loud his and a screech, prompting Takeshi to stop dead in his tracks as he blinked in surprise. That didn't sound too good.\n\n\"Er... I'm not the only one that heard that right?\" Takeshi asked, glancing at Viral and Shu before staring in the direction the stone had gone. Narrowing his eyes trying to peer through the darkness he couldn't spot a single thing, no movement or not even a sound. Whatever it was it sounded awfully mad for being struck, and quite large too. More importantly though... It meant dinner. Grinning excitably at that he started walking towards where the sound had come from only to cast a glance skyward as the branches above snapped and crackled beneath something's weight. Seeing the silhouette of something above Takeshi gasped before scrambling away as a creature dropped down from above, slamming into the ground where he stood seconds before and writing around in place. Seeing what it was his stomach churned uneasily, his face paling as his eyes shot open wide. It was certainly something... It looked like a centipede mixed with... Hell he didn't know what. It was long, muscular and hairy and had four glowing red eyes on its head, all of them staring at him, Shu and Viral. \"It's a b-b-bug...\"\n\nSwiveling its head as it looked between Takeshi, Shu and Viral the creature let out a hiss, its mandibles opening to reveal a row of razor sharp teeth hidden within. All of the creatures had fled and it hadn't been able to eat yet, but these three? It wouldn't miss another meal, it would kill them all and drag them back to its den to feast. Stopping with its gaze on Viral it snarled before standing up, its head nearly reaching the canopy of the trees above before it lunged forward, a pair of its razor sharp claws reaching out to pin him down.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Takeshi really was terrible at hunting and it was really beginning to show with how impatient he was. This was probably why he'd been asked to help with the hunting; because Takeshi was a useless idiot in foreign environments. Rolling his eyes he let out a sigh, looking away off into the forest again. There was definitely something out there and he just had to find out exactly where. Keeping his paw near his weapon's hilt he growled lowly when Takeshi was foolish enough to kick a stone off into the distance, his attention taken to where it hit immediately. That was where it was, the thing that had been quietly stalking the area as they moved. \"Good…you found the cause…\" \n\nTrying to get a good idea of what it was from what he could hear he readied himself for the attack, only finding he briefly cared for what it was when it showed itself. That was quite a large creature, but now they had a fight on their hands instead of a simple hunt; however, it shouldn't take long for them to take it down and see if it's worth taking back for everyone. Looking to Takeshi when he decided to step forward only to run back again at its sudden appearance he shifted his feet, watching the strange bug-like predator carefully. Gripping his tilt when it showed off its teeth he growled lowly, watching as it turned its sights onto him before rising up and immediately lunging straight for him. Without the reach to decapitate it compared to dealing with its claws he had to abandon the idea of attacking and instead be forced to grab its claws, managing to snatch them in both hands but the force had him sent to the ground. The creature was just one large muscle of a beast with plenty of power behind it and he wasn't in the position right now to properly defend against that. Growling as he essentially wrestled with it he looked to see where his back up was, wondering why Takeshi had even come along if he wasn't prepared to immediately fight. \"Takeshi would you move your lazy ass and at least hit this thing??\"\n\nShu knew he had a reason to be nervous and with the arrival of the creature he could feel himself tense up and be ready to defend himself. He had only seen these things as much smaller creatures, ones that wriggled around and tried to bite you if you picked one up. They were often pretty tasty with a taste familiar to some things that the others eat, but it was certainly going to be only a secondary thought as survival was what was happening now. Looking quickly to Takeshi once he had backed off again he slowly moved backwards when it showed interest in attacking them, letting out a squeak when it finally lunged at someone. It was going after Viral first and with a thud Viral was down, trying to defend himself and gain the advantage back. Hesitating at first as if expecting Takeshi to follow him in he gasped when Viral was instead shouting at Takeshi who was not moving. Deciding he couldn't wait any longer he immediately started running around the predator, watching where its head was before suddenly jumping for the base of its head. Grabbing onto the hair just at the base of its head he immediately pulled back, trying to force the creature off Viral. He was grabbing it where he would had grabbed a centipede back on Earth, only this time his whole body was being used like his fingers would had been. \"Wrestle me! Wrestle me!\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "The creature was ravenous, everything in the area had run away or hidden and it had yet to eat all day. It had no idea what these three were and it cared little, they seemed like food and that's what mattered at this moment. Bearing down on Viral it swung two of its many limbs at him and tried pinning him to the ground, managing to do so as it leaned in attempting to take a bite of him. It came dangerously close to succeeding as well until something grabbed the back of its head, yanking it back and forcing it to release its catch. Howling angrily as it was pulled back it swung its body side to side to try and rid itself of the attacker, unsuccessfully reaching up with its too short arms to try and pry Shu off of itself. Shaking itself again the creature turned towards a nearby tree and lowered its body before charging ahead in an attempt to slam Shu between itself and the tree, finding only its own body hitting the trunk as he had moved. Giving itself a shake to regain its senses it locked its eyes on Shu now, hissing and rearing up on its hind legs threateningly before lunging forward at him. \n\nTakeshi was trying to move but his legs wouldn't listen to him. Instead he remained firmly planted where he was on the ground, staring slack jawed at the giant bug now assailing his brother and friend. Watching as Shu jumped onto the creature and wrestled it away from Viral he felt mighty ashamed of himself for not being able to do the same thing; little Shu, afraid of his own shadow was fighting and here he was, sitting here trembling. Fighting to get himself moving he managed to just get to his feet as the creature slammed itself into a tree to try and squash Shu, watching as it set its sights on his brother instead. Was it just ignoring him now? Was he really that sorry that it wasn't going to come after him? Trembling a bit still Takeshi looked around and found another sizable rock, picking it up and cocking back his arm, letting the stone fly as the creature lunged for Shu, striking it in the side of its head and causing it to stumble. \"Y-You keep away from him, freak!\" he shouted, gasping as it turned its sights on him and began racing in his direction instead. Again he froze up, doing little more than put up his arms to shield himself.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Shu was pretty good at holding onto strange materials and the moment the creature reared back again he was glad in that ability. The hairs were smooth and thick, anybody with standard grip would simply slide off and be unable to grasp hold for very long even if they tried. Pulling hard on the creature he managed to help Viral out of the creature's hold, saving him any injury but now finding that he was the target as it swung around and bounced a bit to try and get rid of him. He still didn't know why Takeshi wasn't jumping into this battle, this was the perfect opportunity to practice fighting together yet he wasn't bothering to move. Trying to focus on where he was going he had to jump off when things were getting a little risky, avoiding the tree before having a bounce around the creature. Staring up at it he raised his arms when it hissed, jumping from one foot to the other before gasping when a rock knocked the creature off course. He didn't really understand what Takeshi was trying to do, but it certainly wasn't correct since it simply meant the creature would want to kill him instead.\n\nViral thought he was in trouble when Takeshi wouldn't bother move himself, but instead Shu alone managed to get the creature off him when he was about to get gnashed at. Getting off the ground once Shu had taken over he gave Takeshi a disappointed look, unsheathing his blade and getting ready to cut this thing up. Shu was handling it pretty well, but that was a given considering his fighting technique. Deciding on being back up he stood ready to assist Shu, but soon enough Takeshi had become reckless again all while showing very little desire to actually try and kill the creature. Running at the creature when it moved to attack Takeshi but was cut short when Shu instead jumped in with a flying double-kick to the creature's head to push it away, coming in strong and fast to catch the creature off-guard. Shu was definitely helping more than Takeshi could ever do and with Shu's actions he rushed at the creature as well, slashing his weapon down at the creature to try and slice its head off.", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null }, { "text": "It was just a bug, a big, stupid bug. He'd squashed plenty of bugs before, they were tiny and insignificant and weren't a threat to him at all. This one wasn't any different just because it was the size of a bus. So why was he trembling so badly? If it was tiny he wouldn't care, maybe, and the fact it was bigger shouldn't change that. Yet all he could muster was throwing a stone at its head and accomplishing little more than pissing it off and causing it to come after him instead. Normally he'd blast an enemy charging him, or charge back, anything really; with the creature bearing down on him all Takeshi did was raise his arms and try to shield himself, too frightened to fight back. When he heard the mass of the beast slam into the dirt he glanced over his arms, surprised to see Shu having kicked the thing well into the dirt away from him. Promptly following that was Viral with his weapon in hand, taking a swing to cleave its head off. Unfortunately for them the beast writhed away at the last second and lost an arm instead, howling in pain as it wriggled out of Viral's reach.\n\n\"H-Hey... Be careful Shu... You're gonna get hurt...\" Takeshi stammered, lowering his arms seeing his little brother protecting him. This was absolutely humiliating, he was the older one here, he should be protecting Shu. Yet again as he tried to force his legs to move he found his feet firmly cemented where they were, refusing to obey his demands. \"Fucking feet, move...\" he grumbled, glaring down at his own legs as he tried placing one in front of the other, \"Move! Move damn it!\" The creature let out another furious howl as blood seeped out of its severed limb, rearing up and spewing some kind of thick mucous at Viral before lunging at him again, swiping at him with several limbs as its attacks missed. Gritting his teeth angrily Takeshi raised his arm and fired off a Ki blast that missed by a fairly wide berth, slamming into a smaller tree and knocking it over instead of striking the creature. He really was being a total idiot. \n\nThe creature was furious now after losing a limb, its stomach empty still and only growing more uncomfortable by the moment. It would eat the one who had taken its arm first, it would shred him and devour him before eating the others. Ignoring the bleeding it spewed some mucus at Viral to try and bind him to the ground and when that failed it simply lunged again at him, arms striking out in an attempt to injure him and remove that weapon. Sharp objects like those were always used to keep it at bay, but take away the sharp weapons and its prey was defenseless, this one was no different.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Viral didn't manage to get its head but he did manage to get a limb, even if it had more where that came from. This thing was going to go down even if it had to be slowly, even if it would had been quicker if Takeshi bothered to join in. He didn't know why Takeshi was acting so cowardly towards something that was obviously threatening them all, especially when it meant the angrier this thing was the stronger it became which would soon lead into a frenzy. While Shu was definitely helping, having Takeshi fire off a random shot that was nowhere near the creature was only distracting and probably not going to do any more good other than destroy the trees. With projectile mucus he was having to avoid now he jumped away from it, barely avoiding it the first time. \"Would you move already??\" This was getting ridiculous, the time where he could use some help too against a disgusting monster like this and Takeshi was not helping one bit. Growling as he tried to gain the advantage again the creature had missed binding him only for it to attack him once more, finding he didn't have the defence to take on that many razor sharp legs. Trying to throw up his shield he was finding it wasn't working terrible well, especially when the sun was gone.\n\nShu didn't know what was with Takeshi acting all scared of the creature at a time like this, he would had thought Viral being in danger was a good enough reason for him to act instead of acting all scared just because it was a bug. It had to be him now, it seemed, but with the stuff the creature was doing he was forced away or else he would get stuck too; unfortunately for Viral he was being backed into a corner all while desperately trying to defend himself. Seeing his chance he was forced to immediately leap at the creature as it attacked, taking all the strength he could focus before throwing it all at the creature's head with a flying roundhouse kick. He had to help Viral even if he was putting himself at risk, hoping he might be able to prevent further injury with one attack.", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "I'm trying asshole! is what Takeshi wanted to yell back, or rather he wish he had some biting, sarcastic remark to shit Viral up with. It seems even his mouth had abandoned him along with his courage as he couldn't muster a single word in response. Instead he just looked to the Beastman with a blank stare, turning his eyes back onto the beast at hand. This was just completely humiliating, he'd been all gung-ho and ready to fight just seconds before this thing had appeared and now he was no better than a frightened little kid. Even getting angry with himself and lashing out hadn't done any good as all he'd managed was leveling a tree. Even as Shu sprang back into action yet again, defending Viral from being cornered, he stood there and watched. All he could manage at the moment was stand by, hands at his side, and gape, silently hoping things would turn out alright for them. \n\nThe creature was livid now, being denied a meal once again as Shu slammed into the side of its head. Focused wholly on Viral it never saw Shu coming as he spiraled in for the kick, taking the brunt of the blow and being knocked off of its many feet, flying through the air before crashing into a cluster of trees. Writhing about for a moment as it fought to upright itself it locked its eyes on the trio, its vision slightly blurred from the hit to the head and its missing limb aching painfully. This wasn't working, trying to kill all three at once, it had to find another way. Letting out a hissing snarl it reared up as though it prepared to attack again, spewing a wide volley of mucus at them before turning and dropping its body to the ground. With a final hiss it began to slither away through the trees, weaving and trying to get distance between them. Being an ambush creature by nature fighting like that wasn't going to work, it had to try and hide and get the jump on them. \n\nWait, now it was trying to run from them? After all the trouble they had gone through finding something to eat it was running away? Not that Takeshi thought he'd be able to eat something so disgusting anyway but still... They weren't just going to let it get away were they? Neither Shu nor Viral appeared willing to as they took off, and like it or not his legs finally listened to him and began shuffling forward, slowly at first until they began to run after his brother and friend. He'd suck it up and actually fight once they caught the fricken thing, or at the very least he'd blast it, anything other than stand there like an idiot gaping.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Shu hoped he had managed to stop Viral from taking too much damage and was not hurting too much, he had tried to come in as fast as he could without ending up fumbling at the end and missing completely. Picking himself up after the kick he watched the creature go flying into a bunch of trees, wriggling around before it got back up again. They had to get it now after all that, surely it would be a worthy meal if they managed to catch it, unless it turned out to be poisonous. When the creature decided to spit out that nasty gunk again Shu quickly took to the treetops, scattering up one before he quickly started to leap after the creature when he saw Viral was in pursuit too. Shu didn't know what the rush was for with Viral, maybe he did feel the need to kill it too or maybe he wanted revenge; after all, the attack that Viral received did look quite painful.\n\nViral felt like he had been stabbed many times but had kept a steady grip of his blade, resulting in many wounds but not being disarmed. His abilities weren't working, he hadn't recovered his energy enough to use them at night so even coming up with a shield wasn't going to help him; however, lucky for him Shu had kicked the creature away with great power. Looking to him briefly he growled lowly as his eyes shifted to the creature as it wriggled around, his eyes slowly shifting to himself. He had sustained a lot of injury no thanks to Takeshi, but now wasn't the time to worry about that; he had to kill this thing, even if it wasn't going to yield enough food for everyone. Jumping behind a tree when it tried to surprise attack them with more of that mucus he immediately ran after the creature once he saw it take to the ground. There was no way he was going to let it get away with what it did to him and with Takeshi lagging behind it wasn't as if anybody else other than Shu was going to help. Sprinting after it he jumped to the side when he noticed Shu was on its tail in the trees, giving the kid some distance before watching him make a leap for the creature, trying to pin it before he immediately leaping in himself and slashing down his blade once again.", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Fighting these three wasn't going to happen, they were unlike anything it had tried to eat before. It was used to prey fighting back, it had some scars, yet nothing hit as hard as these things or took off a limb. The only way it would get a meal now was by ambushing one of them and to do that it had to flee. After being swatted aside like a meager fly the creature scurried away on the forest floor in a desperate attempt to get some distance. Behind it the sound of branches bending and creaking beneath Shu's weight alerted it to his presence, the sound of footfalls and leaves crunching telling it the others were in pursuit as well. One of them backed off after a short pursuit and it became apparent why as the small one jumped down from above, trying no doubt to strike it again. Turning in mid stride the creature spewed forth a mass of the mucus, catching the small one in mid-air and pining him to a tree with it. Twisting its body then to avoid Viral's cleaver it doubled back after Shu, teeth barred as it tried to bury them into his shoulder. Instead the creature was again struck in the side of the head, stumbling before flying off as it was struck a second time.\n\n\"Keep your filthy mouth away from him you freak!\" Takeshi screamed, trembling even as he knocked the creature away. Ignoring it as it tumbled across the ground he turned to his brother, face paled as his hands tore into the mucus to free Shu. It felt absolutely disgusting in his fingers and the smell was terrible but he tore away regardless while it slowly hardened, managing to break away enough for Shu to be free. Coughing as the disgusting odor hit his nose he covered it with his forearm, glaring at the creature as it was gathering itself back up. \"Hungry you bastard? Eat this!\" Raising up his arm he fired off a Ki blast at its head that managed to connect, though the creature's hide proved to be stronger than expected as hairs were burned but it remained mostly unharmed. Gritting his teeth he fired off a second that was avoided, glaring after the monster as it began scurrying away again. Giving a quick glance to Shu he nodded his head in the direction of the beast, putting on a smile before giving chase, giving Viral a quick glance along the way as well. \"Hurry up! We're killing that thing!\"\n\nNow its face felt burned, and to top that off its body was terribly sore from being knocked around so much. The creature wasn't so dim as to try and fight despite its anger though, it had a way to kill these things and it would. Weaving in and out of the trees so no one had a clear shot at it the creature surged forward, the woods beginning to thin slightly as the terrain turned flatter. It seemed they were heading back out into the fields, though this time several plateaus dotted the horizon and broke the otherwise flat area. More notably still was the faint glow in the distance at the base of one such structure, and it was towards this glow the creature was racing. It knew this area well, it regularly preyed on those who lived here, and so it could use this to its advantage.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Shu did try to ambush the creature, but that didn't seem to work well enough as the creature spotted him and immediately spat that nasty stuff at him again, hitting him like a bullet and throwing him against a tree to which he subsequently got stuck on. Stunned momentarily he didn't recognise the situation yet, only when the head of the creature was coming towards him before suddenly being whacked away did he understand what was happening, only not really understanding where that shot came from. Viral was elsewhere when it was fired, but as Takeshi let out a scream and further batted the creature away he let out a squeak of surprise. Shaking his head once he was free before shaking all over he couldn't help but feel confused as to why Takeshi had suddenly changed his mind and started to attack it. Watching as he started to fight it off he gasped when the creature decided to make a run for it. Chasing after the creature again he didn't understand why Takeshi had waited so long to act, it would had been so much easier and Viral would never had gotten hurt too.\n\nViral was angered that he had missed the creature, but even more so with the appearance of Takeshi and him finally doing something for once. It took him long enough to move and stop acting like an idiot, but now this thing was out of control. They should had taken it down by now, but Takeshi had to act like a coward. \"Don't you DARE tell me to hurry up!\" he snarled as he ran after the creature again, darting through the trees. He was slowing down but still managing to keep up somewhat, lagging slightly behind Takeshi and Shu as they raced on ahead. Trying to understand where it was running to he looked on ahead, seeing what looked like a possible settlement up ahead. This was bad, but then again also good for them. These trees were getting in the way and going into a more open space should help with dealing with the creature much better, they would just have to try and kill the creature before it could harm any of its residents.", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Takeshi was still afraid as hell of fighting this thing but he couldn't leave Shu stuck there, he was in way too much danger. Even as he fought to protect his sibling he trembled and his skin was pale and clammy, and rather than chase and keep on the pressure he began desperately trying to claw Shu out of the goo so they could get away. When Shu was finally free he took a moment to try and calm himself, his head snapping to the left hearing the creature make a tear off through the woods once again. Despite his fear he became angry it kept trying to flee, taking off after it with his brother and Viral once more. Viral was pissed but that was hardly anything new, he didn't care enough right now to bother hearing him out. Breaking out of the forest and into a plain once more Takeshi became stunned as they saw lights up ahead, several towers of smoke rising up from the same area. People? And now this thing was making a beeline straight for those lights, was it going to attack them? He was too freaking hungry and tired for this!\n\nIf it were smaller the creature might be able to use the grass as cover to lose these three yet it was just too large, its back sticking out over the blades of grass like a dorsal fin in the water. Once the grass shortened and became nearly nonexistent there was no cover for the beast and it was utterly out in the open, the three strange beings on its tail still. The village was getting closer but then so were they and it would likely be attacked long before it ever got there. In a desperate attempt to be rid of its attackers for just a moment it reared up in mid-stride before lunging towards the ground, its several arms tearing down into the earth as it burrowed down, managing to submerge its entire body. Normally it only did this to sleep and yet it would have to try ambushing this way now, unable to handle fighting them otherwise. By following the vibrations of their footfalls it traveled over to where Viral was stood, trying to come up beneath him for an attack.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Shu didn't feel particularly great after that sticky stuff pinned him but all he felt he needed for the cure was something to wash himself with that was less gross, like mud for instance. Anybody would feel crummy after getting that shot at them and even though he could tolerate a lot, goo like that was not one of them. Racing on with Takeshi he felt confused as to where this creature was going and why it insisted on going in this specific direction instead of elsewhere. He was sure that a creature in trouble would want to just keep running straight ahead and not try to lose them by swivelling off and around the forest to get out of their sights again. It was rather weird, but he certainly didn't like the looks of where it was heading. \"Ooh! What's that? Don't know what do about that!\" he squeaked, trying to run faster but finding he was sliding around a bit at the same time, \"Need get it now quick!\"\n\nViral was watching every move it made, not willing to show any weakness he may had acquired after the latest attack. It was becoming difficult to focus already, but he was going to keep going and rid this forest of that creature for good. Swapping his blade into his other hand he strived on with determination, watching the creature as it tried to make its way towards the settlement. Growling lowly when the creature suddenly made a dive to the underground he immediately came to a stop, moving slowly instead with his paw close to the ground. This creature didn't know who it was messing with, he was very in tune with his senses and the underground was one of his domains too. Feeling the creature's movements he could tell it was heading towards him, but he wasn't going to move. Growling in anger he quickly raised his blade before throwing it down once it came close enough to the surface, trying to ambush it with an attack instead of succumbing to one.", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Unless there was a fire off in the distance there were people here, though that didn't make sense. Hadn't they been told no one lived here? It was odd to think that they had been lied to so maybe they really just hadn't known? If the smoke up ahead really was a result of someone living there though they had to kill this thing, even if Takeshi would rather turn around and just pretend it didn't exist. He was drenched in sweat racing after it and not from exertion, it was like someone afraid of the dark rushing right into an unlit tunnel, he was literally diving headlong into his fear. It had tried to kill Shu though and at the moment his anger over that overrode his fear if only barely, enough to force his legs to comply and push him along after it. They seemed to be gaining on it too, having lost a leg must really screw with one's mobility. Before they could actually catch up to it however the beast burrowed into the dirt and vanished from sight, prompting everyone to come to a skidding stop as they wondered where it might be heading. \"You're shitting me... It can dig too?! Oh come on!\"\n\nSurely it could spring a trap on those three if it struck from underground. None of them looked like they were capable of burrowing as it could, none of them would be able to defend themselves. First it would kill the one who took its arm and then it would kill the others, it wouldn't be denied any longer. Tearing through rock and soil it raced beneath the surface to where Viral stood and promptly reared up, forcing its body skyward through sheer raw power as it tried to surge forth and grab Viral, intending to drag him back down with it. As soon as it broke the surface however a bright sheen blinded it as the moon's rays reflected off of Viral's cleaver, blinding it briefly until a searing pain in its side caused it to screech loudly. The cleaver had managed to take off yet another limb on the same side, and furthermore it had buried itself into the beast's side, carving out a sizable chunk of its flesh in the process. Writhing on the blade to try and get free it lifted its hind, a sharp protrusion sticking out and tried to drive it into Viral, snarling as Takeshi had slammed both legs down on its back to prevent it from moving. With little other recourse the creature swelled slightly as a foul stench began escaping from its body, and slowly a yellowish liquid began seeping from its pores. As it came out it dripped onto the ground and hit the grass with a sizzle, burning anything it touched. Using that moment to get away it went back into the hole, retreating underground now and still heading towards the village.\n\nHow was this thing still not dead? They had stabbed it and kicked it around like it was a toy and it was still able to run away! And just what in the hell was with that stuff that just leaked out of it? Covering his nose as the liquid stung his eyes Takeshi watched it take off again underground, hardly in the most discreet fashion as it left a trail of debris and blood in its wake, the surface even becoming torn apart as it hadn't gone all that deep. Gritting his teeth in frustration he reached back and grabbed hold of Shu, pulling his brother off of his back before taking off, racing across the ground with Ki propelling them. \"Shu, blow it out of the ground! Get it up here and Viral can kill it!\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Viral was prepared to take the brunt of the attack if he had to, but luckily he had hit the creature dead on before it could injure him further. Keeping his strength focused he managed to tear into the creature's body, holding it as he tried to slice through the creature further to kill it for good. Holding his cleaver tight in the flesh of the creature he snarled as it tried to escape his weapon, only briefly looking back when Takeshi threw himself in too. Surely they had it now, he just needed to find the strength to pull his blade right through it; however, when his own instincts kicked in he immediately backed off with his weapon, seeing it create a rather acidic liquid to get away. That was a nuisance, but it wasn't going to get away now either way. Pressing on after the creature again he followed its trail, lagging behind Takeshi and Shu again as they fired on but not willing to fall too far behind. He was still able to keep going, he was not willing to let that creature go that easily.\n\nShu wasn't prepared for the nasty stench the creature created, it was certainly pretty disturbing but he tried to shake off the nastiness and get prepared again. They were close to taking this thing down, whatever it was, and finally moving on if that was possible. He didn't know if after that whether the creature was actually edible, but probably not if that stuff came from inside it. Once he was let off Takeshi he raced along beside him, looking to Takeshi when he gave him the command to fire at it before it could get any further along. \"Ah! Okay! I get it! I get it good!\" Dropping down on all fours momentarily he immediately bounced up, charging a very quick shot before throwing it at the retreating mass of dirt to try and blast the creature out of the ground.", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Viral had taken notice of Shu's attempt and was racing on ahead to keep up and not miss the opportunity to kill this thing once and for all. He was in a moment of desperation here, he was failing to keep up properly and was very quickly losing his chance to kill this creature. The moment the blast was fired he immediately made a leap towards the location the creature was being blasted to, using the momentum he had built up to throw himself further before he landed hard once more as the creature came for a landing as well. He had it this time, there was no escaping it and no way for the creature to get out of this with some filthy tactic. Approaching its struggling body he growled lowly, raising his cleaver before forcing it down at the 'neck' of the beast as it continued to writhe, it's pathetic existence coming to an end with its head now detached from its body. Watching as the creature continued to writhe before coming to a stop, staring at it for a moment before growling and looking away.\n\nShu was pretty proud of himself for managing that, he wasn't very good with these kinds of attacks and was left happy that he had done well. Racing on after Takeshi again he saw Viral jump on ahead and finally kill that creature with one clean chop, finally ending this chase. He hoped that was worth it, especially with how much it had affected Viral. It could had been prevented if Takeshi had helped, but he didn't join in until he got stuck on that tree. Finding that Viral had taken care of the creature he watched as it wriggled before finally stopping, his eyes going to Takeshi only for a second before he rushed on over to Viral as he gave him a look over. \"Mister Viral! Mister Viral! Are you okay? Are you okay? I try very fast, but…\" Squeaking suddenly, he didn't expect the creature to just melt away like that, briefly dancing on his feet. \"No no! Food gone now! What a waste…\" he sighed before squeaking in surprise, looking over to Takeshi only briefly, \"Takeshi, you gross! Gross Takeshi!\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Now that was a huge relief, they had actually managed to kill the damned thing. The decapitation wasn't terribly off-putting but when the corpse began to melt, its innards shown to everyone, Takeshi had a terrible time trying to keep it in. Losing his lunch over the sight he ended up splattering a bit on my shoes, groaning as he wiped his mouth on the back of his hand. Seeing the splatter on his boots as well he tried wiping them down on the grass, growling when it did little good and giving up. \"Not like I wanted to hurl, you know?\" the older boy snapped, spitting out some leftover junk before grimacing. Seeing Viral now for the first time since this nonsense began he was certainly cut up, nothing serious but probably mighty unpleasant. \"You alright? Got cut up pretty good there,\" Takeshi asked while stating the obvious, glancing over his friend. \"Probably should head back, get you patched up and let them know what happened. If there's more of those things...\"\n\nA nearby patch of plants rustled slightly though there was no breeze, and a second later a stone flew from the brush, nailing Takeshi right in the side of the head. Growling angrily he spun around on his heel in the direction it had come from and glared at the plants, seeing the small frame of someone or something hidden in there. \"Alright wise guy, come out before I kick your ass!\" he shouted, storming over and reaching in to grab hold of whoever had thrown that. When he lifted the offender they were dressed in a cloak, obscuring most of their form from his view. What he did see however was their face, complete with two large black eyes and mandibles on their face, mandibles which clattered in a panicked nature from being held. Gasping he promptly dropped... Whatever it was and stepped back, putting his hands up as though expecting a fight. \n\n\"W-Wait! We... We not enemies,\" the creature said quickly, its language slightly obscured by the clatter of its jaws. Shuffling forward on its legs it watched Takeshi confused as he backed off, tilting its head before looking to Shu and Viral instead. \"You kill the chilopada? Awful creatures, attack homes and eat family and friends, awful.\" Seeing as Takeshi was avoiding it the being went directly towards the others, turning briefly and making some clicking sounds, signaling the other scouts that had come out with it. 4 more of its kind rose up from surrounding crops, spears and blades in hand for defending themselves. Looking at Viral the being turned its head slightly, examining his wounds before clicking again as another came forward. \"You're injured, yes? We help, healer back in village. Please, come with us. They will want to thank you.\" \n\nThe village itself was at the base of the plateau as expected, a large bonfire in the entrance designating the way. What they hadn't seen from a distance were the structures built up along the side of the rockwall as well, stairways connecting them to the ground. In large the land below was reserved for a few buildings and farmland while above seemed to be where most of their kind lived, some buildings high up on stilts, several meters away from anything that prowled below. Their stop would be one of the buildings on the ground, a small shack tucked up by a crevice in the plateau. Passing by the two incense burning at the door they were greeted by an elderly member of these people, long hairs grown on his face resembling a beard almost and a well worn, blue cloak covering his back. He had herbs and elixers to cure most ailments, they were told, and some wounds like Viral's should heal easily enough. \n\nGetting Viral some medical attention was all fine and dandy but Takeshi had very little desire to be here. Everyone present were in effect bugs, or something like them. The way they skittered around, their faces, he'd even seen a few of them fly a bit. It was like being in a town of beetles just crawling around every which direction and he couldn't do a thing about it. Worse still was now that Viral was being seen to they were stuck for a bit, and so he found himself off in one of the corners of the shack, sat down with his knees pulled up as he tried to ignore the fact he was in a nest. Worst night in a long while, that was for sure.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Viral gave a glance to Shu before watching as the creature instead melted away along with all his effort, this whole journey meaning nothing. All that searching for food and it all melted away just like that, as if it was nothing and a waste of life. Everybody back at the camp was waiting for him to bring something back to them and even if the creature had displayed some acidic tendencies it still didn't mean it wasn't possible to check for meat that wasn't usable and safe. Angry with himself and especially for Takeshi for ignoring most of the fight he growled lowly, looking back at him before away again. How dare he look at him like that after doing nothing to help him, only helping Shu when things were dire for him. Shu being in trouble was fine, but when he was in trouble himself there was no need to call to action.\n\nDismissing Takeshi, his attention was taken to the shrubs as something was very noticeably moving around in them. Trying to focus on what it could be he spotted the little figures before Takeshi even had a chance to pull them out, noting their strange look which was oddly themed around what they had just encountered. These must had been the people who came from the settlement, but he didn't have time for those people. Not much caring for what they had to say he slowly moved to turn around before stopping when one talked about him, slowly turning to face it again. He didn't want a healer, he needed to get food for the others. The others were desperately needing food, they had been out for too long and were probably getting worried. He didn't have time to care about his body right now, even if it was night time. The sun being down was no excuse for him to give up. Groaning under his breath he slowly followed after the natives, holding his paw to his chest before looking down at the blood. He figured he had lost a fair volume of blood by running, but that didn't seem to be the case as he still was bleeding. Unless after all that time he was still bleeding due to the wounds being fairly deep, he was not healing up like he was supposed to. He guessed he had to go with these people, otherwise he might not make it back to the camp.\n\nShu was rather worried for his friend but he was also worried over these strangers thinking they might try to harm them. He could see those weapons of theirs, but as they spoke he frowned and looked to Viral again. They were certainly quick to explain themselves, but then again Takeshi threatening them was hardly pleasant. They certainly had a strange appearance too, like big bugs but less scary looking like the other. Since Takeshi and Viral appeared to be willing to follow them he had to follow too, even if he was not sure about them. Keeping fairly close to Takeshi and Viral he analysed his surroundings and the land they were being lead to, the entire place looking fairly pleasant and somewhat comforting. Maybe they could help Viral out a bit, but he didn't know why they wanted to just because they had killed a creature that they didn't know was causing problems in the first place. He felt guilty somehow, like he was taking credit for something he didn't know about. Watching the people curiously he soon frowned, glancing up at Takeshi. \"What we do…? Do we tell the others? They be waiting for us\", he spoke quietly before looking into the building they were being lead to, staring at the strange person inside before looking back to Takeshi, \"It smell funny in here…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"You are way too happy about that, you twerp...\" Takeshi grumbled with a narrowed stare in Shu's direction. He was always the one that was on the receiving end of Yumi's smacks regardless of who was at fault, it always seemed to come back to him. Sticking out his tongue at Shu the older boy huffed before folding his arms again, a faint blush crossing his cheeks as he looked back towards the door indignantly. \"I don't have to practice a stinkin' apology, you make it sound like I do this all the time!\" Which maybe he did, he did something to earn those smacks he so frequently got. Shu made a turnaround then and brought up a fair point, they had to get back to the others and let them know what had happened. And show up with no food, which was really going to suck. It was a good idea to head back but Takeshi had one slight problem with it. \"Why don't I just head back? You hang here, stay with Viral and... I don't know, maybe see if these guys got something to eat? I can fly faster than you and that gives Viral a chance to relax, you know?\" \n\n\"Not regular, no. Live further away but migrate, when food becomes low they migrate. Dangerous beasts.\" If that wasn't obvious enough by what they had gone through to kill it. To think it was one of the larger ones too and they had still managed to defeat it largely unharmed, who would have thought someone like that was here? It was a little intimidating and yet the healer felt no reason to worry, figuring if they were to be attacked they would have been by now. These people were clearly travelers from elsewhere and weren't here to cause trouble. \"Our scouts help, if we can. Know the land well and can fly quick, we'll help. Least we can do.\" When Viral mentioned they were chasing beasts the healer had to notify the guard, having a hunch that could very well work out well for both parties. Returning then to finish mending the man's wounds he nodded once the descriptions were given, the alien sighing before speaking unintelligibly in their own tongue for a brief moment. \"Yes, the Dark Ones. They appear recently and usually stay away from our towns, but dangerous. Many warriors die already and we worry why they may be here. They sound like the ones you seek. Let us help you, if you help us. Rid us of these things and we provide all food you need, and shelter, whatever you ask of us.\"\n\nTakeshi had overheard a bit of the conversation and came over, leaning in and poking Viral on the shoulder for his attention. \"Hey... if we gotta tell the others I can get them? I mean, if we're going to be fighting these things, you know? May as well bring everyone back here. I can fly and I can get there and back with everyone fast enough, you and Shu can stay here and relax.\"\n\n\"Oh, so the timid one speaks! You speak of your friends, yes? If you help with Dark Ones we provide food, and we heal wounded. Understand it is not your home, do not need risk yourselves for our sake. But we do all we can to show gratitude if you help.\" the healer spoke, a bit oblivious to what Takeshi's growing red in the face meant. The sound of the doors parting again drew the healer's attention to the front of the building where two guards, and a far larger member of their tribe entered. He was about Viral's size and was quite clearly older, his skin harder and dull and several scars across his body. \"Chieftain! These people, they seek the Dark Ones. Help if we provide food!\"\n\nThe chieftain glanced between Viral, Takeshi and Shu silently as he tried to decide on their proposal. Or rather his healer's proposal, he wasn't aware anyone was making a deal to give away their food. What the scouts said was true however and the beast was dead, food shouldn't be an issue for very long now that animals would be returning. \"Odd people... Never seen any like you before, not for many cycles,\" he muttered, reaching up and itching at a scar over his right eye, \"But you slay the beast, and for that we are grateful. If you need food we will give food, but it is as you were told, the Dark Ones are a threat as well. If you seek them then let us help each other. I'll send scouts with you, then you rest, and tomorrow you slay Dark Ones. Do we have a deal?\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Shu giggled when Takeshi gave him the death stare, smiling back at him. \"Well you always get in trouble with her!\" It was true too, they always seemed to have moments where they would fight over things that were considered mistakes made or trying to hide things. \"Always get in trouble! Need to be quick to say sorry!\" Takeshi should really learn how to apologise quickly when it came to making mistakes, especially ones as big as letting his friend get stabbed. He didn't think Takeshi even apologised to Viral for not helping him when he was in trouble. If Takeshi was seen as shifty and untrustworthy to Viral already, it was probably going to be very hard to get on Viral's good side again after everything that happened. Looking to Takeshi when he mentioned waiting so he could get the others he squeaked, bouncing on his toes. \"Ooh! Okay! Faster than Shu? I relax good, okay! Pretty relaxed, but darkness make me feel tired too…\"\n\nViral stared at the native before sighing, looking away. It sounded like where ever that creature had come from in the first place there was a food problem, meaning it was possible their targets had been out here for some time messing up the ecosystem. They would have to find out where exactly that creature would had migrated from if there was a food problem elsewhere that was unnatural. Listening to the healer offer up some help he looked to them when they decided it was best to talk to the nearby guard, simply watching them as they spoke in their own language. It was a little strange that these aliens could speak the universal language and yet they were told there was no intelligent life here, perhaps because they had been driven into little pockets of civilisation after some sort of struggle that had the authorities of the galaxy declare them extinct. He was really starting to wonder now, whether something had indeed happened on this planet that others were pretending didn't happen in the first place and only accounted to their 'absence' as never existing in the first place.\n\nWhen the native returned he frowned when they gave him a proposition, something they were going to do anyway. They didn't want those things to exist as much as the natives do so it was a win-win situation for both parties as far as he was concerned. \"…We'll get rid of them. If your scouts can find them, we'll kill them\". When Takeshi came over and gave him a poke he gave him an annoyed glare before looking elsewhere. If Takeshi was fine with transporting the other Beastmen as well then there was generally no problem to that, so long as the group could be found again. Takeshi was terrible at tracking and it was dark so he'll see if he could find the others and come back with them before the morning. At the sound of the doors opening once more he looked up, staring at the larger native who appeared to be declared their Chieftain. Watching the native carefully he listened as he spoke, further analysing their situation as he wondered what kept these natives in the dark from the rest of civilisation off the planet. They clearly had been in contact with outsiders before, otherwise they would had been attacked despite killing the beast. \"We were here originally trying to find them. We need to if we're going to save your planet…\" he spoke lowly, \"If I wasn't injured I would go out and kill them right now. The sooner they're found, the better…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"There are larger settlements, with hundreds of people, many more than our own. But too many ideas, too many worshiping different gods, no agreement. Work together in dire times but ignore others other times. Unless we fight, which not happen for long time thankfully.\" Peace wasn't that rare a thing but it was often disrupted, which the Chieftain supposed the creatures were a blessing in that regard; no one wanted to fight not knowing what would come next, this unknown enemy had done wonders for uniting them. Shame it took fear to do it, but he couldn't complain about his men not having to go off and battle. \"Their own world? They come from another too? Like you?\" the alien asked in confusion, tilting his head and giving it a scratch, \"No understand... We have those from other world before, still don't understand from where they come. If there is way to kill though... Please, find it. If they attack again we must be ready, cannot allow monsters to drive us from our homes. Will not allow it.\"\n\nTakeshi didn't know what else to expect when he arrived with the news other than being smacked and told he had been an idiot. Which to be fair he had been, it wasn't up for argument like normally, he'd clearly been the one at fault here. As if it wasn't shameful enough having to tell them about it himself. Picking himself up off the ground he cleared his throat awkwardly, glancing back at the scouts before smiling sheepishly at T'charrl. \"Uh... Well we fly, and it's not too far really. Took us a while on foot but I flew here in... I don't know, 3 minutes? Something like that. We gotta pass through the forest and get to the other side is all, not too bad. And uh... I mean we could walk, or we can fly. Flying's faster honestly and we're probably better off. I mean who knows what's in the woods, you know?\"\n\n\"I would imagine our guides would know,\" Vegeta pointed out, kicking dirt into their fire to snuff it out. Once he was satisfied it was thoroughly extinguished he looked at Eris and Orion curiously while pointing up to the sky lazily. \"Up to you two, we're all capable of flight, you're not. Carrying you would be an easy task for us if you don't mind flying.\" \n\n\"I'm sick of flying, we were crammed in that ship on the way here so I've had my fill. I'll run on the ground after you, thanks,\" Eris answered with a grin, \"Just because I can't use Ki like you doesn't mean I'm hopeless, I'm plenty fast on the ground once I get up to full speed. You won't have to worry about me, and the big oaf here can keep up with me too. He might not seem it but he can be faster than he looks.\"\n\nOrion rolled his eyes as Eris vouched for his speed, folding his arms and lifting his head a bit proudly. \"Patronizing aside she isn't wrong, I'm perfectly capable of running under my own power. I'll remain on foot with Eris, we'll follow close behind. It makes sense to have eyes on the ground anyways, if there are any of those beasts down below it would be impossible to see them over the treetops.\" \n\n\"Fair enough, then it seems like we'll be flying, and you two can be our eyes on the ground. If that's settled we should get moving as soon as possible, the longer we wait the worse the situation could become.\" They didn't even know the current situation really and wouldn't until they reached the site of the rift, until then it was a mystery. Though with luck the local residents had some news for them, anything to go off of for their search. Rising up into the air he glanced at the others as they did the same, \"Everyone keep your eyes open, if we see anything out of the ordinary we should investigate it, even if it means putting off the village. They should be fine there, preventing a calamity takes slight precedence here.\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Viral let out a groan at the suggestion of gods, seeing the whole idea that there was such things as childish. Despite these natives knowing their language, they certainly seemed to have little concept of the universe other than them believing they were the most important creatures on the planet. Either way he was in no position to start questioning why they bothered with such traditions, he just needed to tolerate their weirdness for a little while longer. \"It's beneficial to unite rather than divide…\" he spoke lowly, holding his paw to his stomach, \"Off-planet your species is declared non-existent. It would probably be best for your species to have some contact with the other worlds to avoid these things happening in the first place…\" Finding it rather difficult to keep talking like this he frowned when it continued to talk, more specifically about the creatures and fighting against them. There was no way these guys could do anything, it was pointless to even try. \"They don't come from off planet…\" he sighed, \"Your kind fighting them would be pointless, they're too strong for your species to handle without proper training. That's why your kind should be in contact with the rest of the planets, so we can help you with these threats. We only knew to go to this planet because of a tip off…\"\n\nT'charrl was curious about these aliens, sure, but what he was especially curious about now was what kind of food they ate. They didn't have his facial anatomy, they looked more like predators which meant they were probably going to be eating lots of meat. Meat was still a rather hard thing for him to eat so much of, but it provided high energy to keep his body going to which his body now craved. It was embarrassing having to tell his parents about it at first, but luckily he was around people who ate meat on a regular basis so he didn't have to look strange or feel embarrassed by his diet. Instead directing his attention to the task at hand he asked about how they might travel to the place, giving the others a look over to see what they would be fine with doing. It sounded like they were just going to run along with them then, hopefully they won't get lost if they run into trouble. Backing away from others he soon started to fly himself, opting to fly traditionally again instead of with Ki. He was fairly good at keeping his senses high during this time of day so keeping a look at from above was going to be no problem for him. \"How come we didn't see the village when we arrived? Is it underground?\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "After helping himself to some food Vegeta went to join Viral in his spot, curious as to why he wasn't eating as well. \"You should have something, your body will heal faster with some food in it,\" he pointed out, lowering the wooden plate he had and offering some of it out to his friend. There was a small selection of meats, all of which none of them had ever eaten before and doubtless there might be one or two among them they would hate. Vegeta was somewhat timid to have anything other than the fruits and plant material from this world given who its residents were; some species of insect ate rotten meat as it was easier to digest, he had to wonder what the state of the food they were being served was. \"You don't seem to be particularly comfortable right now either, those wounds agitating you more than you're letting on?\" Vegeta pushed a bit as he lowered his voice, taking a seat beside Viral and setting the plate across his lap, \"I know you don't want me checking on you, but I notice these things. Are you certain there's nothing I can do to help you? Just name it.\"\n\nYumi for her part was giving Viral a bit of space for now, figuring perhaps he needed a moment to himself. Instead of sitting with him she had picked to join Haku and T'charrl instead, having not spoken with the latter in forever it seemed. Excusing herself when she came over she sat to the latter's right, sighing contentedly as she relaxed on the log and glanced at the flames before them. \"An awful lot has happened, hasn't it? Your head spinning too?\" she joked as she grabbed a piece of meat, tearing a chunk off before giving it a taste. Tasted a lot like chicken, only a little more gamey, which made her wonder just what in the heck she was eating. Deciding it wasn't too bad she tore off another piece and tossed it into her mouth, looking up at T'charrl with a smile. \"How have you been liking it so far? All of this traveling I mean, getting to see all these worlds. I know they haven't exactly been the most relaxing trips but it's neat, isn't it? Seeing different planets?\" She wondered if he was homesick too, it had been a little while now since they had last been on Kaesstra. Would he want to return before long? \n\n\"Buddy... We are giving you a damn bath before we go to bed tonight, you're way too stinky,\" Takeshi grumbled as he pinched his nose again, the wind blowing Shu's newly acquired stink in his direction. Fanning the air as though to alleviate it some the older boy sighed, trying to focus on the food in his lap instead. He'd gotten a plate for Shu as well and, naturally, piled it high with only fruits knowing his brother's tastes. Picking up what looked awfully similar to a leg of chicken he gave it a cautious sniff before prodding it, his brow furrowing in concern at how spongy the meat felt. With a nervous swallow he took a small bite and chewed slowly, pleasantly surprised to find it wasn't half bad actually. Tearing into the meat he glanced over in Viral's direction, seeing him being spoken to by Vegeta, then over to Yumi, and he felt a bit of a sense of guilt wash over him again. \"Hey Shu... Are you mad at me too?\" Takeshi asked with a frown, lowering his eyes to his plate, \"I screwed up earlier, you know? Viral got hurt and that thing nearly ate you because of me. Sorry about that... I really messed up.\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Vegeta" }, { "text": "Viral had no idea what any of this food was but right now it was simply seen as something that was there rather than something he could touch and eat. It just kind of existed to him and without any real thought other than how to handle the pain he blocked out most of what was happening pretty quickly. Remaining silent and unable to fix the way he was sitting so he could feel comfortable for just a tiny bit he barely took notice of Vegeta coming along and sitting beside him, only when he spoke was his attention taken there. Glancing to Vegeta he simply frowned, watching as food was placed out in front of him at the same time. He didn't know what any of this was nor did he know if he could eat it, mostly due to feeling like crap because of his injuries. He probably would had been fine if it was one large wound like what he had received before, but this was lots of stab wounds that were deep but not enough to threaten his life. Groaning lowly he quickly looked to Vegeta again when he called him out for trying to hide the pain, narrowing his eyes before looking away again. \"Nothing can be done that hasn't already been done…so what's the point\", he spoke lowly, \"They're just stab wounds that have already been treated for infection. All that's lingering is the pain, nothing else…\"\n\nT'charrl didn't know what the food was but he was fairly happy to eat it, finding the way everything looked to not be that big of a problem. He was used to eating many strange looking meals so it wasn't as if he was going to be grossed out by anything that looked particularly nasty. From what he found from tasting the foods was they were definitely different but they were tasty, he didn't know why everybody else was being so picky. Quietly eating away he gasped when Yumi decided to sit beside him as well, not expecting her to want to. Giving her a nervous smile before looking down at her plate he gave a quick nod, sighing a little. \"I-I don't know about a lot…but spinning is one way to describe my head…\" he smiled, using his upper arms to reach for more food while he held his current food close to him, \"I didn't expect people like mine to be out this far…\"\n\nHe really didn't know how to talk to her, but answering her seemed to suffice at least for now. Staring down at his plate he looked to her at the mention of his home, frowning a little before looking away again. \"It has really been an experience. I don't know if I'm getting better, but I really am trying hard. I haven't really battled recently to know if I really am yet\". He didn't know how else to describe it. He really did enjoy being with friends and was relieved he finally had some, he just didn't know if he was disappointing somebody by not being the best that he could be because he might be unknowingly slacking off. \"I hope I get to see many more, but maybe in the direction of Kaesstra too. It would be nice to visit again once things calm down\".\n\nShu squeaked at the accusation Takeshi was giving him, only reassuring his worries that he might be making people feel uncomfortable being near him. \"Ooh! Shu hands clean, though! Bath in mud or smelly water?\" He didn't think he could care too much about the smell he was giving off so long as he could eat without getting sick, even if the food was strange looking. Getting all happy when Takeshi brought him back a plate of strange looking fruits he bounced on his seat, looking to Takeshi quickly before eating away at the fruit. There was a lot of strange flavours but they were mostly very pleasing to him, his fussiness not really existing when it came to fruit. Having a generally good time he squeaked when Takeshi asked him how he was feeling about earlier, giving him a brief look. \"Ooh? Ohhhh, I be okay, but Mister Viral seem real mad. Why scared of big bug when it evil and try to hurt? What if Shu did get eaten? What do then?\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"Hey... I screwed up there, okay? Not you. At least you tried to help the guy,\" Takeshi argued, sighing before shaking his head in disgust with himself, \"And you're still faster than me buddy, you know that. Hell, you're apparently braver than I am too.\" All over a stupid bug, of all the things for him to be afraid of. Shu had done something he hadn't been able to and arguably Viral was able to fight today because of the little guy's help, that was huge. It was a good thing he'd have his brother with him today too for that reason, even if he was more comfortable fighting these creatures. \"I think he's fine on his own, he's the only guy without a partner, you know? And hey you kept Viral from getting really hurt yesterday so I know I'm safe with you. And I won't screw up like yesterday either, I've got your back.\" And anyone else during this fight, he wasn't going to screw up and let someone get hurt because of him again. Vegeta would probably be fine on his own, he was strong and smarter than any of them, he could handle himself. T'charrl had Haku with him too for whatever that was worth, they should be fine which left his place with Shu. \n\n\"I feel a little stronger too, I guess. A little bit of training helps,\" Haku said with a meek smile, \"But a worm's still a worm, no matter how strong the worm gets.\" He couldn't shake that even now that he was thousands of miles away from the instructors, from all of the other troops who treated him like such. If he ended up playing second seat or backup to T'charrl then that was fine, he'd gotten to the point where he'd accepted that as his lot in life. He'd never be one of the Princes, really strong or respected, and he'd never be some high ranking soldier either. \"Oh, well we should be fine still, you don't need to do any of that. Besides... Maybe when they close the rift the monsters will go too, we won't even have to worry about killing them all.\" That was if that worked, no one knew what was going to happen when the rift was closed. Haku was just happy he didn't have to go over to the other side himself and do it, the whole fighting these monsters was stressful enough without that. \n\nMaking Viral fight in this state wasn't right but they had little choice. They needed him for this, and even if he was weakened he was still perhaps their best chance at sealing the rift for good. If he stumbled during the fight because of his wounds she would try to be right there to help him, and if he needed to take a break because of his injuries she'd step in his place. Yumi was more than prepared for this, and even if she didn't have access to so many Beastmen powers like the others did she'd pull her weight still. Nodding at Viral's take on the creatures she smiled confidently, \"Right, if we mix it up and keep them guessing I doubt they'll know what to do. Still need to be careful though, even dumb things are able to hurt you.\" Like some of the big lugs at a few dojos, mountains of men who couldn't dress themselves likely but sure packed a wallop. Just because something wasn't as smart as you didn't mean you should take it easy, there was always a chance to make a mistake. She was confident they would be fine and this would work, but she was expecting plenty of trouble along the way. \"I want to figure out where these damn things are coming from already, know what we're really up against,\" Yumi muttered, pushing herself along and picking up speed, \"I'm sick of them attacking people, it's time we start attacking them.\"\n\nThe scouts signaled for everyone to slow their pace as they neared the village, or where the village had once been. Up ahead was nothing but open land, a noticeable barren patch of dirt among the otherwise sprawling fields. Following the lead of the scouts everyone would stop several hundred meters away, too uncertain about whether or not they should approach. Among themselves the scouts discussed what their move should be before deferring it to the ones who would actually be fighting, figuring their part was done for the time being.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Yumi" }, { "text": "Shu stepped to the side when Takeshi snapped back at him, staring up at him with a frown before looking away. He didn't know if he had done bad judging by Takeshi's reaction by evening mentioning it. He didn't want to make him angry, but it seemed Takeshi was still trying to give him compliments except it sounded condescending. Maybe he really didn't think he was very brave, he wasn't sure what he meant with that kind of tone. Feeling particularly nervous about the fight ahead he wondered whether he should at least try and display real bravery rather than just thinking about helping Viral, even though that's what he thought being brave was. Maybe it had something to do with being strong and being able to fight by yourself, but he really wasn't sure. Feeling a little uncomfortable and confused he had his doubts, his thoughts going to whether Takeshi should go with Vegeta, but Takeshi thought otherwise. \"Oh, if you think so…I mean, if you two together, things get dead real quick. Shu no very strong, so maybe bad idea?\"\n\nT'charrl smiled and nodded at first but then looked very confused, not understanding what a worm was or why it had anything to do with what both of them were saying. \"Um, yes…yes. Yes?\" It was true that something was always going to be something and always be identified as such, but he didn't understand what the point Haku was trying to make. Feeling ultimately confused and wondering whether Haku thought he was strong enough he just tried to put it out of his mind, sighing lightly as they continued on. \"I guess so. I still don't know how those creatures work and why they can't just go for good. They have a life force, but no spirit, which is weird…\" he sighed, lowering his head. \"I'm so confused. What are they made of? Are they like us or are they fleshy weapons that have an instinct planted in them that they follow? Too many unusual things…\"\n\nViral ultimately didn't care if he had to feel pain, he wasn't a coward who would fall at the mere feeling of it. Once these injuries were gone it would just be the pain he would have to deal with and that was something he could definitely do. As he continued on he expressed what kind of tactic he thought was best, but of course he was treating them as wild animals first as that was what they essentially acted like at this point. \"'Dumb things' are even more dangerous than a sound of mind opponent because they are unpredictable. Don't think a lack intelligence makes them any less of an opponent…\" Continuing along the path he looked back at the scouts when they gave a signal, slowing down as they did. When it became clear that they would soon need to stop he turned to face the scouts, narrowing his eyes before looking ahead. Seemed their destination was up ahead, but the scouts didn't want to endanger themselves just in case those creatures were still there. Looking into the distance once more he simply sighed, preparing to go again. \"If you don't want to endanger yourselves, then keep a fair distance. If these creatures are here then we'll take care of them and if not we'll move on…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Things looked to be going okay on their end, Takeshi just hoped the others were doing as well on the other side. Blowing apart one of the creatures he tried to get an idea of how everyone else was faring, seeing Vegeta doing okay on his own and Haku and T'charrl managing together as well. Then there was Shu who was running away from one of them, something that struck him as odd. Racing after them he managed to overtake the creature, grabbing his brother beneath his arms and scooping him up to get him away. \"Why are you running buddy? You can kill these things too, I know you can!\" He'd try to get Shu to fight even if he wasn't wanting to, he knew his brother was capable of this. Setting the younger boy back down he stood beside him, holding a hand outstretched and poised as he fired a Ki shot off at the creature coming after them. \"The ones with the armor, we gotta either smack them really good or blow them apart, remember?\" Takeshi asked, seeing the beast stumble from the blast but keep coming at them, \"I'll keep it busy, you kill it alright? You'll figure it out.\" Stepping in front of Shu he stuck his tongue out cheekily before jumping to the side and throwing another blast, baiting the creature to come after him. As not to make Shu have to chase too much he simply dodged around the same small spot, trying to keep the creature from leaving with the occasional smack or blast. \n\nWould it have been asking too much for the creature to just roll over and die then? Apparently, because all Haku had managed to do was piss off the creature it seemed. Backing off as it climbed back to its feet he bit his lip uneasily, unsure of what more to do now as it came back at him. Deciding to hold his ground he quickly gathered what Ki he could and tried blasting the beast right in the face, gasping as his attack did nothing and the creature barreled into him. He had only just barely gotten his arms up to absorb the tackle, rolling across the ground painfully as he tumbled along. Before he'd even come to a complete halt the creature was on him, his hands shot up and he caught its neck as its jaws snapped menacingly, trying to get a mouthful of his flesh. \"G-Get off of me!\" he growled, finding himself unable to do much of anything from this spot. He was too small to really push it away and he didn't dare try getting Ki for fear his hands might slip and he'd be eaten. With a grunt of exertion he managed to push the creature's head up just enough before moving himself just to the side and letting go, feeling a small wind as the beasts head plummeted beside his own and buried itself in the dirt. With some room to breath now he placed both of his hands on its stomach and with a yell channeled quite a bit of energy to them, firing up and sending the beast high up into the air, his blast managing to penetrate its soft underbelly and pierce it as a cloud of smog was left in the sky.\n\nSo one of these people wished to fight then, how amusing. Prey was so much more interesting when it didn't just roll over and die. Hissing with delight as their energies canceled each other out the beast watched Viral as it hurled a chunk of rock at him, eyeing him curiously as he jumped over it and made some odd motion. Then came the glow, and the creature had no clue what to make of the display, watching with both amusement and trepidation as the glow grew in size. Once the light faded what was left was no longer the small being but a large one, as large as it was and looking as though it was made of some metal. Sneering at the machine before it the creature roared and slammed its fists into its chest, charging ahead after Viral as it amassed more energy in its mouth. As the distance closed the creature swung its head from left to right, aiming at Enki's legs to try and immobilize it before rushing through its own attack, attempting to grab hold of the machine and tear it to shreds. It didn't matter how much larger Viral had become, he was as good as dead the moment they passed through the gate, so were the others.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Shu didn't know how to handle one of these creatures chasing him like this, whether it be to keep running away until it got tired or to try and fly away where he might possibly be safe. The enemies he typically fought didn't look this scary, even the giant bug from the night before wasn't that scary because he wasn't the only one at stake. When it was just himself that needed saving he preferred to flee, especially when he was the only one in danger. Looking back briefly he gasped when he was suddenly picked up by Takeshi, squirming at first as if he didn't realise it was him who took him up. \"Ah! No! No I can't!\" he squealed, even though he knew Takeshi probably wouldn't understand what he was feeling. He was so confident and knew how to deal with opponents, but Shu was scared and tiny.\n\nWhen he was back on the ground again he quickly looked in the direction of the monster, gasping when Takeshi blasted it. \"I-I remember…b-but…\" He really didn't have the confidence for this nor did he think he had the strength to take down one of those creatures, but if Takeshi thought so then maybe there was a chance he could manage. He hoped Takeshi wasn't lying to him to simply get his confidence back, only for him to charge in and end up getting seriously hurt or eaten. When Takeshi suddenly went off again Shu let out a squeak, watching him go after the creature once more as he blasted it, luring it to go after him instead. Groaning as he hesitated he remained on the spot for a moment before suddenly running after the creature, not knowing what exactly he was going to do until he got to it. With the creature distracted he moved in around its side, not feeling too sure on how to approach this before immediately throwing himself straight at the creature's side, throwing a punch as hard as he could hoping it would do something.\n\nT'charrl wasn't so mad at himself for getting caught, but rather his anger was all being directed at the creature itself for thinking it could take him out so easily. He could worry about how he was feeling later, just now he had to get rid of the creature before it could try and munch at him again if blindly. With its eyes torn away he once again threw his blades at its face, trying to do more internal damage he eventually managed to get it to back off enough to get under it as it reared up and drive his blades up into its chest, forcing it back down before it finally disappeared. That was harder than it should had been, but he wasn't like the others so it was the best he could do while keeping in control. Looking up as Haku disposed of the creature just as easily as he could had all along, he just needed to actually think of fighting. Meanwhile he was feeling quite worn out just from that one struggle, his strength hardly comparing to the others when he was normal.\n\nViral knew he was going to have to be careful where he stepped with Enki, but he was going to drag that monster away from the others before it could try to advance anymore. Advancing towards the creature he narrowed his eyes as it tried to intimidate him, roaring at him before making a charge. Running straight for it as well he watched its movements in which it was immediately hoping to trip him up, but seeing that from a mile away he instead made Enki do a forward flip, finishing off with a heel being driven downward to try and bury the creature into the ground. Unlike the creature he didn't lose speed when controlling a large body, he was able to control Enki just the same way as he could fight without it.", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"Yeah, like a trim, you know? Maybe so its short like mine,\" Takeshi said as he grabbed a lock and pulled it for Shu to see, \"I got plenty of hair still, but mine doesn't clump up or get stuff in it like yours.\" If the little guy was always saying how different he felt then maybe that would make him feel more like them. Then again Aito had said something about making Shu more comfortable and maybe getting his brother to change himself wasn't the way to do that. Damn it, why did this stuff have to be so hard? Problems you could just punch were a lot easier to deal with than this. \"Even if you were by yourself you would have helped him, I know you would have buddy. And you know... Maybe after this we can try and work on that? I... Don't know how we're gonna do it yet, but we can give it a shot. That way if you do change it won't be a problem anymore.\" Takeshi figured he needed to speak to someone else for that, he'd been able to control his Oozaru the one time he'd changed, albeit after a bit of a fit, and now he no longer had a tail to transform with. \n\nYumi frowned and shook her head, casting her gaze downward with a sigh. \"That's not what I meant and you know it. It just annoys me, feeling like I'm somehow inferior to all of you,\" she explained, \"With how amazing you all are it almost feels like all the years I've trained are amounting to nothing. I just wish you wouldn't think of me as some helpless person is all, I'm perfectly capable of fighting too.\" Suggesting she could spar with Viral was more meant as a compliment to him too, it meant she thought he was strong and hoped to improve by practicing with him. Given how he'd reacted to her idea though Yumi didn't even bother explaining further, not wanting to agitate him any more. Besides Eris and Orion were here now, and with them came quite a few villagers too. That was an awful lot of lives to be responsible for and Yumi felt the pressure of it, not wanting to let even a single one of them be harmed. She'd like to be optimistic that things would work out but, as Viral said, they had no way of getting back still.\n\nAstonishing, it looked like they were actually going to pull this off! Impressive that Haku had managed to track the energy source so keenly and even more impressive was T'charrl's ability to get a rift open. Vegeta watched as the air began to shimmer before there was an audible tearing noise, and what he could only describe as a window to another world began to form. It was small at first, barely a peephole, but soon it had expanded to a size large enough to fit a person. Feeling that more energy was needed he committed even more Ki to the process, watching as the opening grew in size until it was certainly large enough for a few people to fit through. \"Great... Fantastic work...\" Vegeta panted, smiling through the exertion as he scanned their limited view for any signs of their friends. Unable to spot anything he looked over to Takeshi and Shu for help, calling out for them to come over.\n\nTakeshi wasn't sure what Vegeta wanted until he noticed the portal before them, having wondered what in the world the noise he'd heard had been. So they had really done it huh? And now the guy was wanting him and Shu to head over and help out... Why did he not love that idea? Still their friends needed them and like it or not he and Shu were the only ones not currently tied up with something else. Walking over to the portal he peered into it as if to get a better look, scratching his head as he tried wrapping his mind around how it worked. \"So you want us to go get them huh...? I mean sure, no problem as long as you keep the portal open yeah?\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Viral wasn't having any of this victim complex stuff, he was annoyed with everything else already and aggravating him was everything right now. \"Who said anything about you being inferior ever…because that sounds like something you made up yourself…\" he grumbled, not hearing such a thing from anyone and yet there Yumi was spouting something like that, \"If you keep telling yourself that…you'll end up like me…\" Yumi putting herself down for no reason was just silly and wasn't solving anything for her, especially when she was more capable than he was. All he was good for was brute strength and when he wasn't needed for that he was put on watch so he didn't cause any trouble. For now he really wished he was going to get everyone back somehow all while hoping no ill would come to them or that he might completely collapse.\n\nT'charrl hoped this would work, he had never had to go into another dimension before not to mention it was his first time trying to link to a living person. He probably wouldn't had been able to find the connection if it wasn't for Haku's help, but that kind of stuff would have to wait. He still needed to make the connection stable or it wasn't going to work at all and would just backfire and close up leaving his soul in a sorry state. Throwing as much power as he could at the portal he kept his eyes shut tight as he continued to concentrate, the tear soon growing larger until it was finally made stable. Letting out a loud sigh he slowly lowered his arms, hanging his head as he tried to breathe. That was the hardest portal he's ever had to make, even if he only made a few all going to the same realm meaning he was used to it. He was almost completely drained, but it probably didn't help when his soul was what powered the portal. It wouldn't shut now unless he fell asleep, but luckily it wasn't that kind of exhaustion he was feeling right now.\n\nShu stared at Takeshi's hair for a moment before frowning, looking at his own long sideburns before pulling at them. \"Hair no that messy! Groom every day! But no got someone to help groom or to groom back, so things get in hair…\" He missed the social interaction he got with grooming when he was back in the jungle, usually everyone would want to groom him when he saved them from something. That kind of social grooming with him wasn't really common, but it was nice when it happened. Feeling a little anxious he stared down, his tail lightly flicking at the end as Takeshi spoke about trying to solve his problems. \"Ooh, that would be hard…no even sure how do that…\" he spoke lowly, trying to figure it out before squeaking when Vegeta called their names, his eyes quickly darting over to him before to the portal. He had seen this thing before when T'charrl made it back on his own world, only that one had been used to talk to Vegeta's parents. Tilting his head as he walked over he continued his staring at it, frowning at the fact they were supposed to go through that thing from the sounds of it. \"Oohh…into strangeness…? For friends…friends stuck…we need to get friends back…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Yumi felt that way however ridiculous it might be, and how couldn't she? She was traveling with Saiyans, people who aggravatingly were stronger than her naturally, even if not more skilled fighters. Then there was Viral who had both strength and skill on his side and Vegeta as well, not even to mention Eris, Orion and the others who had joined them since this began. Maybe it was an inferiority thing, she'd always been one of the best in her classes and now she felt like she was catching up to everyone else. \"So why is it okay for you to think that way?\" she pressed, turning the question around on Viral as she frowned at him, \"I don't think anyone else could have done what you did today, killing those things. And you were sick for so long and still kept fighting and helping us win, no one else could have managed that either. So I don't get where you think you're inferior from.\" Shaking her head once Yumi smiled and looked to the villagers, finding a little joy in the fact that despite what they had been through they seemed happier, now that she and the others were here. \"Plus look at what we're doing and how many people we're helping. How can you feel bad about that?\"\n\nSo did Shu want someone grooming him? They had tried it before and Takeshi couldn't quite commit, repulsed by the idea he may be picking bugs out of his brother's hair and subsequently eating them. If he just wanted someone cleaning his hair then... Maybe he could manage? Either way they could sort out their hygiene later, Vegeta was needing them to help out with getting their friends back and that was far more important. Maybe not as important as helping Shu with his problem of changing, but that couldn't be helped either, not right now anyway. Moving closer to the portal he peered through their side of things to try getting an idea of it, finding it looked not unlike the dry deserts of Shaharia. For all his eagerness usually to get into the thick of it Takeshi couldn't say he loved the idea of heading over there, and from the sound of his brother neither could he. Glancing back he put on a smile and extended a hand, nodding his head towards the portal and trying to seem confident for Shu's sake. \"Hey you'll be with your big brother, and Yumi and Viral are there too, we'll be fine,\" he reassured, taking Shu's hand and looking at the portal, \"T'charrl, keep the door open will ya? We'll be right back with the others, and when we get back you'd better believe we're celebrating!\"\n\nTaking a deep breath Takeshi gave Shu one last nod before stepping into the portal, bracing for who knows what was on the other side. As soon as they were through the first thing he noticed was the hot air, definitely similar to a desert. Taking a breath and almost coughing at how dry it felt the older boy looked around where they had come out, finding themselves on a slight rise above the rest of the otherwise flat ground before them. Quite a lot could be seen from here, they had gotten pretty lucky with where they had been dumped out. \"Man... Not even a single tree in sight, what a shitty place,\" he pointed out as they approached the edge of the rise. Peering down over it they saw it wasn't a huge drop to get down, they could probably jump and be just fine. Scanning the area to check for anything of note Takeshi pulled on Shu's arm when he spotted their friends in the distance, pointing to their small figures a ways off. \"Look, you seeing what I'm seeing buddy?\" he asked before grinning, trying to take off to go down to them. Nothing happened. Furrowing his brow Takeshi looked at his legs as though they were the problem and even went as far as jumping once to no avail, utterly beside himself why he couldn't take off. \"Eh... Shu? Can you fly?\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Yumi had nothing to complain about, humans had always been strong but became dependent on technology so they only appeared weak. She had no reason to compare herself to other natural born warriors, especially when other warrior races relied on humans to become stronger. Even his existence relied on a human, but he was not natural nor had he been born. She had no reason why she should be thinking in that fashion, she had always been an incredible capable fighter. When instead of agreeing or disagreeing she decided to challenge him regarding himself, but all she assured him was she didn't really listen to him when he spoke about his concerns. His reasoning was much better than Yumi's, she had a future to look forward to while his always remained uncertain, especially when he killed Vegeta's parents. \"You were born with the ability to be what you want to be…mine was set even before I was made…\" he spoke, already getting tired of talking; it was all just a wasted use of energy at this point. Looking to the villagers he stared at them for a moment, knowing this was just the first step of many for the future. He was going to have to do this over again and probably won't be lucky next time. He knew he wasn't supposed to be thinking negatively about the future, but seeing it all happen before gave him little hope that he would be able to pull it off again. \"I feel bad…because…I can't always save everyone. I can barely move, I have no energy…we're stuck in a world of monsters…\"\n\nShu didn't know if he was cut out to helping the others, he didn't even know what he was supposed to do on the other side but he was going to go for it. He was certain he would be safe with Takeshi, at least. Feeling a little unsure of himself he looked to his hand when Takeshi took hold of it, his eyes looking up at him as he gave him a long stare. \"Um…y-yeah, will be fine!\" he squeaked eventually, feeling quite pressured for a moment to think they'll all be fine when it was possible that bad things could happen. Staring at his friend T'charrl for a moment he smiled, hoping his friend would be okay while they were gone. He knew his friend was often bothered by using his powers but he couldn't blame him, especially when he was bothered by his own seemingly natural abilities that nobody else knew the solution to. Trying to dismiss all that for now he took a deep breath too after seeing Takeshi do it, bouncing in with his eyes shut tight.\n\nShu didn't open his eyes for a short period of time once he was on his feet again after the brief hop, instead remaining still as he felt the heat on his skin before eventually slowly opening his eyes. Slowly looking around, he felt curious about the world they had landed in, finding the sky rather unsettling and his feet slightly hot because of the ground. He didn't know where he was and even though there was a connection back to the world they were on he felt as though he was completely lost. Feeling slightly curious but also wanting to go back he squeaked when he was pulled along by Takeshi, looking up to him before off in the direction Takeshi instructed him to make a glance towards. \"Ooh? Is that them?\" he questioned before looking to Takeshi again, curious as to what he was trying to do. Tilting his head, he blinked when he was asked a question he thought was pretty obvious. \"No good at flying…\" he spoke before looking to the ground himself, having a little bounce on his feet before squeaking, \"Ooh! No fly at all! Ooh! What happen? Are we really heavy…?\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"I was just wonderin' what you guys fought was all. We didn't really get much on our end,\" Takeshi answered as he hefted his shoulders, \"Nice job though, killing them all. I'm guessing they're dead since there aren't any snooping around.\" Sure made getting these villagers back home a lot easier, no reason to get everyone to rush. If the place wasn't so damned dry and hot it may even be a nice place to stay for a bit... Provided the door didn't close on them. Giving the portal a look to make sure it was still in fact there he watched as the villagers began climbing up, relieved that part of their job was over and done with. Just when they looked to be in the clear the ground began to abruptly split before them and sharp rocks jutted out like spikes, racing towards them and threatening to skewer them alive. Grabbing hold of Shu, Takeshi jumped to the side to avoid being caught and looked in the direction of where the attack had come, wondering just who in the hell might be here and was attacking them. \n\n\"I don't know, where did that even come from?!\" Yumi hadn't heard anything or sensed any power and they had nearly been killed for it. Spotting the cloaked figure before them she tried to pick out any kind of energy from him and found none, taking a sniff of the air and almost recoiling at the foul smell he gave off. It was only similar to what she could think of rotting food smelling like, only this was worse. Covering her nose and mouth to prevent a gag she watched as they lifted their hand and it glowed a yellow hue, eyes widening seeing several rocks rise up and hurl themselves at her and Viral. Dropping down to avoid the first rock she then threw a fist and shattered the next, kicking high to destroy another and following up with several quick punches to break the rest. She was already tired from fighting the creatures and now they had... Whatever this was? \"Who are you?! What do you want with us?!\"\n\nTilting his head to the side for a moment the hooded figure's face seemed to vanish, nothing but blackness beneath the hood for a moment. \"Want... What do I... Want?\" a disembodied voice repeated, the face reappearing again with red glowing eyes, its toothy grin spread wide, \"I want guests, and you're stealing mine. So I shall make some new guests! Come, play with me! Let your host entertain you!\" In his hand the book's pages fluttered on their own and stopped on another long passage, the being reciting them incomprehensibly fast as he lifted a hand skyward. The already red sky turned a darker shade before a clap of thunder shook the area, burning rocks beginning to rain from the sky shortly thereafter.\n\n\"You gotta be kidding me!\" Takeshi shouted as he looked up, throwing a hand forward to try and blast away the rocks as he momentarily forgot his new handicap. Cursing when no Ki came forth he dashed backwards to avoid a rock that smashed near his feet, dodging again as another hit the ground. Throwing back a look at the villagers he saw Orion and Eris waving the final few in, motioning for them to go through too. Hell they couldn't risk letting more of those creatures get out, and this guy had to be dealt with before they could leave. Hopefully T'charrl could keep the portal up long enough for them. With the villagers out now Takeshi looked back at the man, gritting his teeth and charging across the ground, dodging rocks as he closed the gap between them. \"Take this you bastard!\" Jumping up into the air he cocked back a fist and threw it down at the man, blinking once as his target vanished suddenly and he punched the ground instead, shattering the rock before him and creating a small crater. Where the hell had he gone?\n\n\"So rude! Rude, rude, rude! This won't do...\" the cloaked figure said as he reappeared closer to Shu, shaking his head in disapproval. Looking at the young Saiyan he tilted his head to the side curiously, his neck audibly cracking as he reached a hand out towards the boy. \"So young... So full of life... Let me have it...\" This time his hand and eyes burned a sickly green color as he attempted to reach out and grab hold of Shu, his smile widening the closer he got. Before he got a grip on him however Yumi had dashed in and kicked him square upside the head, not quite knocking him over but causing the figure to bend. When she gave him another kick he went flying off like he was weightless into nearby rocks, smashing through them and remaining motionless as they crumbled around him.\n\n\"Don't you dare touch him! I'll kill you!\" Yumi snarled, watching as the cloaked figure was buried in the rock. Not liking how silent things grew after that she perked her ears up to try and pick out any sign that he was on the move again, flinching when she heard the rubble move. Seeing a black blur speed from the rocks she tried to chase after it but yelped in pain when something dug into her leg, glancing down and seeing a jagged rock had dug itself into her calf. Gritting her teeth in pain she tried to pull her leg free before kicking back with her other and breaking the rock, stumbling to try and keep her footing. The man was back in the middle of their group again, their eyes locked on each other as she glared at him. Dropping down onto all fours to make up for her leg she snarled as her transformation began to take place again, her anger building as she bolted towards the figure. Leaping at him she swung and managed to tear at some of the cloth but missed otherwise, landing and stumbling a bit as her leg threatened to give out.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Shu didn't know what had happened or what was happening, all he knew was he was taken away from a danger zone and was now being carried away by his brother. Looking back he saw the destruction that some strange external force had caused, his curiosity turning into alert very quickly when he realised what was happening. Something was attacking them and there was no way they could possibly be ready for something like this. They didn't have Ki at all and Yumi and Viral were really tired. Looking quickly to Yumi he squeaked when she destroyed the next attack, his arm guarding his face as the debris flew. He didn't know what was going on but with the portal nearby they might need to protect it until they got through; however, when a strange voice spoke out and its speaker soon appeared he squeaked in fear, his thought process being cut off completely to fear and the need to run away.\n\nViral was having a hard enough time standing up, nevermind needing to fight once more. He had to get back to his feet, he needed to help. Forcing his strength into his limbs he forced himself to his feet, the strain he was having to go through being almost unbearable as he pushed himself to his feet. With wobbling knees he growled and forced his foot down to stabilise his body, clenching his fists as he fought for strength. There was another one of these creatures, but this one could talk and certainly looked very intelligent; they were in a lot of trouble if they couldn't fight it off now. Glaring at it as it spoke he looked to the sky as it changed a rather horrific red, the sky suddenly becoming a storm of meteors. Slowly moving back he threw his fist up at the meteors, managing to pulverise them but near enough couldn't do much else.\n\nShu didn't know what was happening but he was suddenly having to jump all out of the way. It was raining rocks after a loud band sounded out the area, a noise he had heard many times before but never associated with rocks, only rain. Panicking, he gasped when he heard the voice right near him, barely managing to turn around fully before Yumi had come flying in and kicked the monster. Immediately taking a brief run away he spun around, feeling awfully frightful which definitely didn't get better as Yumi was attacked and injured. \"Miss Yumi!\" Watching as she suddenly tried to fight the monster he quickly ran to Takeshi, pulling at him. \"Need to help! Help Miss Yumi!\"\n\nViral was immediately furious when he saw Yumi had been injured and it was definitely one of the worst places to get an injury. He had near to no energy, he shouldn't even be fighting at this point but with Yumi in trouble he was ready to destroy this creature. Watching as Yumi ultimately missed the creature he slowly moved a foot forward before immediately going for the creature, trying to conjure strength from essentially nothing as he made attempts to bring harm to the creature. \"Keep your filthy magic away from her!!\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "No Ki to use, Yumi and Viral were already hurt, wasn't exactly the best start to a fight. Letting something like this stay around wasn't an option, if they got through then loads more people were going to get hurt. Getting pulled by Shu wasn't necessary as Takeshi already knew what they had to do, seeing Yumi basically crippled told them as much. Nodding once to Shu the older boy rushed in for an attack, watching as Viral missed when the man simply seemed to vanish again, teleporting away from his assailant. Sliding on his foot to change direction Takeshi growled and threw a kick as soon as he was close enough to strike, annoyed when all he caught was air, the figure warping away again. Spinning around full circle he punched out when the figure reappeared behind him, growing irritated as he simply vanished again. \"Stand still and fight damn it!\" Leaping after the man as soon as he came back into view Takeshi lifted his hands overhead and smashed down in place, shattering stone in his wake but missing again. He was being messed with wasn't he? Damn him!\n\n\"So fragile! So slow... How did you kill my pets? I do not understand...\" the robed figure remarked questioningly, reaching into his cloak and rubbing at one could presume to be their head, \"No matter... I have more, plenty more. And I will not need them anyways, my guests seem to be rather... Disappointing.\" The book was brandished again and floated before the man as he channeled the next spell, his hand glowing before the ground erupted in spikes again, directing them towards Takeshi and laughing as he darted about to avoid being caught. \"It is fun to play though, it is! We will enjoy our company before they are killed, I am sure!\" Seeing Yumi charging him again he cast the same spell again to force her to back off, grinning broadly at how noticeable slower she had become.\n\nAs soon as focus was split to Yumi, Takeshi went back in to try and attack again. Gritting his teeth as more spikes were brought up he lowered himself and charged forward, forcing himself to barrel through the rock and suffer a few minor cuts in the process as debris kicked up. With no energy to use and no weapon either he'd have to rely on his fists, but a split second decision gave him a little bit more. Grabbing a sharp piece of stone that had broken free he hurled it at the figure and watched as he vanished, looking around for his next appearance and darting towards him as soon as he'd come back. This time he'd actually managed to land a good punch that knocked the man off his feet, but in mid-air he'd retaliated and leashed some strange blue rope around Takeshi's ankle, lifting him up before throwing him away.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "If Viral could just beat this thing back so they could get to the portal they could close it off and leave it behind, but right now they were much too far away and Takeshi and Yumi were too dead set on fighting this thing. They could just retreat and keep dodging its attacks, eventually getting to the portal and shutting it down once they were through. The problem right now was trying to find a way over there while still defending themselves because there was no way they all could rely on Takeshi and Shu only for combatting this thing. Even as he missed he wasn't surprised, he was much slower than he could had been and every movement was painful. Growling as he made a turnaround he watched as Takeshi was still going at it only to be quite useless at it too, only for Yumi to jump at it again only to be attacked once more.\n\nThis was going horribly. He couldn't get any of them under control, everybody was just everywhere and he was too exhausted and beaten to be able to do anything about it. He had to keep himself under control too, he was out of practice with the rest of his abilities after they had been broken for so long so he would only become a hazard to everyone else. Looking to Yumi he growled lowly before ultimately deciding to move to her while the creature was gone momentarily. \"Yumi! We need to get to the portal…one by one…\" he spoke with a lowered tone, \"We can't fight this thing as we are…\"\n\nShu had never seen such an ability to move the earth in that fashion, especially the rocks falling from the sky. He was confused and disorientated, feeling fairly helpless without any ability that was useful to anyone. He was fast but he didn't know if he was strong without Ki. He didn't know if Ki gave him strength or if it was natural, he looked like a wimp compared to all the other Saiyans. Running around for the most part he gasped when Takeshi was tossed, immediately making a dash for him, making an attempt to grab him out of the air but ultimately ended up crashing down with him. It was definitely pretty difficult when he had no idea how to judge his own strength, especially when he couldn't use the boost that Ki might give.", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"Aw damn, looks like I'm not tricking you huh buddy?\" Takeshi teased, smirking as he took back the fruit and rubbed it off on his shirt, \"And you just saw fruit move, you mean it doesn't move on it's own. Gotta be more clear there.\" Teasing Shu was pretty fun, for him anyways, Shu probably didn't appreciate it as much. Even though he was clearly joking around the younger boy felt the need to go into detail about how he was wrong, and it would have been pretty amusing if not for one little tidbit in his otherwise intelligent tirade. \"Monsters in your dreams...? You got monsters chasing you around in your dreams huh?\" he asked, arching an eyebrow with a curious look at his brother, \"Is that why you have trouble sleeping buddy? You do kinda kick and squirm a lot when you're sleeping...\" It was a small wonder he got any sleep some nights what with Shu whimpering, squirming around like a damn fish out of water and looking like he was trying to run away. Takeshi never had any idea what the deal was though he'd figured it had to be a bad dream, not that he could guess what was causing it. Monsters huh? \"What's the monsters like? They like those things we fought earlier? That what you're dreaming of?\"\n\nVegeta wanted it to be made clear this was Viral's choice, knowing how he could get if someone decided for him. Despite offering that clarity it appeared like Viral was still feeling cornered and forced into a decision however; being outside was better for him even if he just rested anyways. \"Primitive? I would say being able to mend wounds purely through exposure to sunlight is very advanced,\" he commented, moving to the bedside and leaning in to help Viral up, \"The rest of us will be dealing with our injuries for a few days at the least, yet some sunlight and rest and you will be good as new.\" Or most likely by the end of tomorrow, depending on how much sunlight was left, intensity of the gamma rays, and the severity of Viral's injuries. Placing an arm under Viral's to support him Vegeta eased him off the bed, getting them to their feet and waving off Yumi as she tried to help. \"Don't be ridiculous, you can barely walk on your own. If you feel so inclined however you can get the door for us.\"\n\n\"Oh I can do that? I'm so very flattered,\" Yumi quipped, smiling as she limped over to the door and swung it open. Vegeta was right though, there probably wasn't a chance that she'd be able to keep Viral up as well as herself, not like this. \"I think you'll be happy being out here Viral... It's a nice day, and there's a lot of food if you're hungry.\" Once they were outside the home she wasn't so sure about the food aspect, seeing nothing but fruit being served. Shu was in heaven right now without a doubt but Viral would rather some kind of meat, and frankly so would she. After burning as much energy as they had fighting an apple would be a nice snack but hardly what she'd call filling. Not one to shun a gift, or free food, Yumi would accept whatever they were given graciously. On their way out the first familiar faces she spotted were Shu's and Takeshi's, smiling as she hobbled over to greet them. \"Shu! Takeshi!\" Yumi called as she waved to them, barely making it to the log they were sat on before sitting down beside Shu, wincing as she straightened out her leg. \"Having fun you two?\"\n\n\"S-So it... Left?\" That kind of hurt thinking that the spirit had just up and vanished after they had only just met. There was nothing tying it to them really, they barely knew where it had come from or why it stuck with them, but Haku had enjoyed having its company. It was like having a pet, albeit a pet only he and T'charrl could see. Smiling sadly Haku shook his head and grabbed himself another piece of fruit, rubbing his thumb across it as he let out a sigh. \"No, you don't have to look for it... If it wanted to go then it went, we should let it...\" he muttered, unable to hide his disappointment at the fact. \"Besides, we might meet another... Maybe...\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": null }, { "text": "Shu shook his head quickly. \"No no! Shu is smart and can think good, but Takeshi is not thinking Shu is smart! Not a dummy, you know!\" Shu was fairly certain Takeshi often made a mockery of his intelligence just for laughs, but he wasn't going to get angry at him for that. It was probably not something that was independently on Takeshi either, he did wonder how many people thought he was a little slow too. Shaking a little to loosen off his nerves he looked to Takeshi when he questioned the monster problem, raising his shoulders slowly before raising his fists. \"Ooh! More than chase! Sometimes can't get away and it's hard…oohhhh, sometimes no can see properly to stop them…\" He didn't know why it was so often in his dreams, but sometimes it wasn't monsters that looked like monsters. Sometimes it was people he saw which really distressed him and sometimes it was other problems that burdened him in his sleep. \"Sometimes…they like them, sometimes they like people a-and sometimes they like me…\"\n\nViral sighed in annoyance. \"Maybe if I could heal at will…then it wouldn't make me close to being a plant…\" Maybe if his healing didn't require him to be blasted by solar energy to work fast he would be alright with it, he would certainly be difficult to kill but as of right now he simply had an energy tank that gradually emptied and needed to be refuelled every so often. It certainly made him feel like a robot, as if his usefulness lasted as long as that tank lasted. Wincing as he was taken by the arm he tried to use his legs as his main source of strength to keep him steady, even if it wasn't much strength he had. He hated feeling weak, but there wasn't much he could do about that other than try and fake strength to make him look better. Seeing the notion of Yumi also helping he waved off the idea too, not wanting her to hurt because of his weakness. Being lead on outside he frowned at the thought of eating, knowing what kind of food they had and generally feeling put off by the thought of eating. \"I think I'll pass right now…\"\n\nT'charrl frowned, not exactly aiming to make Haku feel bad for losing his spirit. If he had been looking after it and not ignoring its existence then maybe he would know where it went. He couldn't know every spirit's location, they just came and went whenever they pleased and he never really bothered with them anyway. They were their own creatures and had their own concerns, it wasn't supposed to be his problem. Continuing with his food he frowned when Haku got quite upset over it, slowly looking elsewhere as he started to groan. He was feeling pretty guilty now, but he wasn't supposed to go anywhere if he was a danger to himself and others, but he was also the only one who could find a spirit as well. Wanting to remain safe he soon groaned, lowering his head before sighing. \"Fine…I can go look for it! I can try and track it, just…I'm not wanting to be responsible for what happens…okay?\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "With Sasha and Ricken's battles over with the next one called would be Shu. Everyone was excited to see how a child Saiyan would fare against some of Uuonoe's best fighters, and at the same time there was a clear tension in the room. By now the vast majority of people were well aware of both who Shu and Takeshi were the children of and while their allegiance seemed to be to the rebellion it hardly absolved them of all concern. As Shu and his opponent entered the stage Takeshi grew increasingly excited to see his brother compete. Even rebel soldiers were probably not a match against any of them and seeing a Uuonian didn't exactly spark fear in him either. To the alien's credit he didn't seem all that worried either despite knowing what he was going up against, and perhaps his large size was a part of that. Being bigger than Shu didn't necessarily mean you were going to win though, something Takeshi had learned since the first day of their meeting. He was a quick, resourceful little guy and could be a real pain if you didn't somehow lock him down. \n\n\"Introducing Uuonoe's very own Thal! He's a big name in the inner cities and across many fighting leagues, and a hometown favorite for many here! But how will he stack up to his opponent, the young Saiyan, Shu? Let's find out together shall we?\" The roar of the crowd signaled everyone was more than ready for the match and the lights lining it came on, flooding the arena in a glow and illuminating its inhabitants. \"Now remember, this is a nice, clean fight! If your opponent is knocked out then you win. If you knock your opponent out of the arena then you win. And, if you put your opponent in a submission hold and they submit, you win. Best of luck to both of you, and be sure to put on a great show!\" Stepping out of the center of the ring the announcer looked between Shu and Thal, hand raised before dropping it swiftly and stepping back to the edge. \"And begin!\"\n\nFighting a Saiyan was new, and fighting someone who had fought so much with Korian's people was definitely new. But Thal was not deterred and was determined to take this fight just as any other, he'd be careful and do his best to force his opponent into making a mistake. As soon as the announcer signaled the fight to start he slowly began to advance on Shu, a look of pure concentration on his features, arms spread slightly apart and ready to strike at the slightest movement. Waiting until he was into range for an attack he danced back and forth on his feet, leaning back on one foot suddenly and spinning his body around, swinging up a leg trying to kick Shu and knock him over. With how small Shu was he could probably knock him down easily and pin him in a submission, this fight wouldn't take too long.\n\nAito hadn't the slightest idea there was a tournament being held nor that any of the kids might be taking part in it, so seeing Shu on stage was a surprise. Were it anyone else he might well have passed on by without a care but seeing his little patient taking part was relative cause for concern. June wasn't the least bit interested in watching the fighting either but he'd managed to convince her it was pertinent he was there: should the worst come to pass and Shu transform unexpectedly he was by far the best suited person to handle the situation. That and he'd found out there was popcorn being offered and it had been ages since he'd had any, he wanted some. June gave him a rather nasty look when he nearly missed the commencement of Shu's fight in order to buy a bag but he'd bashfully done so anyways, joining the throngs of other onlookers as the fight commenced and Thal began making a move. Depending on his performance he may have to pull Shu from the competition, in fact he probably should now, but he'd bide his time and see how things progressed.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Shu did wonder if Takeshi was giving his full attention and frantically looked around for him until the lights almost blinded him, rubbing his eyes quickly before shaking his head. Now he couldn't see the crowd at all which was a little worrying but hopefully not entirely a sign of danger. He had to try and win to please his brother that was for sure and to not raise any suspicions that he was a little bit worried that he was going to end up screwing everything up. It had been a long enough day without too many alarm bells, but then again he was only good at watching what he was saying rather than observing his own actions. A lot of the time he acted without thinking which was probably a problem in their eyes but he had always done that to get around. He could do it this time, he could try and act at least a little bit normal while fighting. All he had to do was get the guy on the floor and keep him there for a bit or toss him out like in the tournament, or at least that's what he assumed was the only ways to win.\n\nHearing and seeing who he was up against had him rubbing his hands together, staring at him as he practically towered over him. These Uuonians sure did vary in size and this guy was one of the largest he had seen in a while up close so naturally he was a little worried. He just needed to be smart about this, treat the guy like he was a large predator wanting to eat him. Looking to the announcer as he gave them both instructions he squeaked a little, nodding before watching him leave. So it was just like he thought so shouldn't be too bad, he just had to not get caught. He greatly disliked it when people held him tight so he would prefer it if he was knocked out if he had to lose at some point. That wouldn't be very pleasant though, so he had no other option other than to win if he could.\n\nWatching his opponent he didn't make much of a move other than shift his feet, almost looking like he was waiting for his opponent to make a move. If he knew how the man was going to react then it would be pretty good for him to figure out how to counter it. Backing off as the Uuonian moved closer he dropped his stance as he noticed him starting to make a move to attack, springing into the air when he saw it was a sweep attack. With his jump Shu had aimed to jump at the man's head, springing off while also wrapping his tail around the man's neck, pulling down as he bounced to the ground. That probably wouldn't take out someone as big as this guy but it was still something to get him started. Landing on all fours Shu quickly bounced around again, throwing his feet forward as he tried to retaliate against any attempt to get back at him and attack.", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"Go on and try it Shu! You're going to like it, trust me!\" Sasha urged as she bit into her own fruit, wiping away juice from her chin with the back of her hand. Stifling a laugh when Shu's face lit up after sampling his snack she took another bite, lifting her shoulders in a shrug to his question. \"I don't know, I suppose they just mix things together and see how they taste! I've never really cooked before so I haven't a clue how people figure it out.\" It was something to ponder though, just how did people figure out what you could and couldn't eat? No doubt someone had eaten some fairly bad things along the line and gotten sick or worse and she was grateful it wasn't her playing test dummy. \"Come on, let's get back and see how the match is going! We don't want to miss all the excitement do we?\" The distant cheers of the crowd spurred Sasha back to the arena just in time to see the announcer declaring one of the fighters the victor, the other being helped off stage by a medic. So they'd missed the end of the fight in favor of getting their snacks, oh well. Smiling as the stage was tidied up for the next match she glanced at Shu and playfully nudged his arm with her elbow, winking as she took another bite of her treat. \"If they're still open after the tournament how about we get another? I don't think I'm happy with just one.\"\n\n\"Well then ladies and gentlemen that brings us to our second to last match of the first round! I hope you've all enjoyed yourselves so far because things will only get even better from here on out!\" Basking in the cheers of the audience the announcer played it up, beaming as he waved everyone on before ushering them to quiet down. \"For our next match will Takeshi and Jura please enter the arena? I repeat, will Takeshi and Jura please enter the ring?\" \n\nFinally, he had a chance to kick some ass! Standing around watching everyone else was so boring after a while, even more interesting fights like Shu's. Beaming as he raced to the stage he nearly jumped the entire length of the stairs and walked to the center, folding his hands behind his head as he looked at his opponent. Naturally he was feeling smug, they were much more well trained and probably leagues stronger than any of the competitors here. Stretching himself out as the other competitor entered the arena he grinned broadly at them. He'd refrain from using Ki just to make it a fair fight and he'd go easy on the guy, it wouldn't be much fun if it was over in a second. Waiting for the announcer to begin the match he squat down and stretched himself out further, jumping to his feet and bouncing on the ball of them. \"Let's try and make this look convincing alright?\" Takeshi asked with a wink, grinning as he rolled his shoulders, \"I'll take it easy on ya.\"\n\n-----\n\n\"I don't want you to die! No dying Viral, you're not allowed to!\" Yumi chastised, vaguely slurring her words as she pointed sternly at the Beastman, \"You're not allowed to die, got it? Not ever, never ever. I'm not going to let you!\" He was too strong to die, and moreover much too important to her to die. She didn't know what she would ever do if Viral were to be killed. Rolling onto her front awkwardly she tucked her injured arm to the side and exhaled into her pillow, squirming a bit to get comfortable before turning her head. \"You saved everyone and the planet, that's what you say! I mean they were bad guys, like... REALLY bad guys, you did the right thing. Vegeta and Aito are idiots if they think you were wrong,\" she answered as she huffed, rolling back onto her side and smiling at Viral, \"We'd be dead if you didn't save us. Who cares what anyone else thinks? Anyone who was here is going to say you're a hero and thats what you are. I'll kick anyone who tries to tell you otherwise. I don't care if its Korian, or Aito, or Vegeta, I'll kick them all and make them apologize!\" \n\n\"They were going to kill us... They were going to kill me, you're the only reason they didn't,\" Yumi said somberly, closing her eyes and exhaling before rubbing at her face, \"The whole no killing thing is dumb anyways... I don't like to do it and I don't think I could, but you have to sometimes...\" Frowning as she looked across at Viral she felt her eyelids growing heavy as she tried to fight off the sedatives given to her, grumbling and rubbing at her face again. \"Seriously... Thank you Viral, so much. I thought I was dead until you saved me. I don't know how I'll ever thank you...\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Shu just never could figure it out, how people knew what flavours went well and how people decided this was the best way to figure out the food's taste. He was definitely a little jealous, but he knew if he was never going to get a skill like that anyway when he wasn't very good at making food dishes in the first place. There was only so much he could be good at and most things that occurred in real society was definitely something he was very good at. He could barely dress properly nevermind make food dishes, so that task was left to his own discovery and appreciation for people who could, even if it was something as incredibly simple as this fruit. \"It really good…very really good…\" Getting a mild fright when the he realised he could hear the announcer clearly from here he looked around before to Sasha, nodding quickly before they headed on back. Once they were back in he stared at the stage for a moment before he hiccupped when he was nudged, looking up to Sasha curiously, soon bouncing on his feet. \"Ooh! Yes! I would like very much! I be very good today too so even better!\"\n\nWith the stage set and everything cleaned up it was time to get the next match going, this time Takeshi going up against someone by the name of Jura. With Takeshi heading into the ring his opponent did too, a Uuonoe citizen too by the looks of it. They were somewhat skinny and a bit tall but fairly enthusiastic as instead of facing Takeshi with determination they turned around and waved at the crowd. The feeling that this tournament was all for fun no matter the injury was pretty deep in Jura, even as Takeshi started stretching and talking as if he had already won. \"What? Convincing? I just wanna have fun, yo!\" they called out, or rather she did as it turned out Jura was female, \"Maybe not pretend you're the bad guy here with that attitude!\" The moment the announcer made the call to start Jura was straight in, moving fast and straight in with a spinning kick.\n\n--\n\nViral glanced over at Yumi, sighing as she decided to tell him off. She was the one who suggested going out and now she was all chastising him. It wasn't her decision to make, especially when she was going to shout at him. He didn't know what was going to happen in the future but if he died then that was it, there was no need to care anymore. Grumbling a little he tried to find a way to make himself feel more comfortable, but he could hardly move so all he managed was a slight shift in position before he had to give up. \"They just want me to be something I'm not…\" he mumbled, knowing that all three of them were actively protesting against his ability to kill easily, \"Aito and Vegeta…they just want me to filter out what the RRA wanted me to be. Korian though…he knows of the atrocities I've committed and has every right to hate me for it. The only reason he backs out…is because he knows he's outnumbered. He's terrified of what I'm capable of…\"\n\nViral could've done without Yumi getting all upset with him, it didn't help to talk to her about these things if all she did was get all upset. He had nobody else to raise his concerns with that didn't treat him like something that had to be fixed, but all she was capable of doing was getting all upset about it. It often made him a little annoyed at himself, all he was doing was telling the truth and yet she was having none of it, acting like a bit of a child again. He was certainly irritated by that constant telling off, it gave him no reassurance that maybe something could be done about it instead of constantly denying it. Sighing when she tried to settle it down with a thank you he closed his eyes, the pain hardly easing just because he was attempting to relax. \"I don't need thanks, I was just doing what I was supposed to do…and not go off forgetting that everyone else existed…\" he spoke lowly, \"You should just focus on not looking terribly injured while I try and figure out a way to make the Empire pay for this…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"You're not supposed to have that many because its so full of sugar but I don't care, they're too good to pass up,\" Sasha laughed before taking a sizable bite, covering her mouth as she tried to chew the hardening caramel. Her mother would be going insane right now if she knew she was having sweets like this especially before a proper meal. Licking at the remaining caramel she watched as the next match was announced and Takeshi went to the stage followed by Jura, a woman she'd never seen before nor did the name ring a bell. As much as she might love for Takeshi to lose the match and be knocked down a peg it would be more satisfying if she or Ricken were able to do it. But she figured Shu would like to see his brother succeed and so she'd cheer for him if not begrudgingly so. \"Today's been pretty amazing hasn't it? And we've still got the rest of the tournament to go!\" Sasha said before clapping her hands, \"Come on Takeshi, you got this!\"\n\n\"I'm gonna have fun too! Fun kicking your butt!\" Takeshi beamed, cracking his knuckles as the match began, \"Don't think I'm going to go easy on you because you're a chick either!\" Who was she calling a bad guy? So he wanted to win, big deal! Not expecting much out of a Uuonian he was taken aback when she dashed in as quickly as she did, lifting an arm and quickly blocking the kick. Playing around?! That kick hurt! Trying to reply with a strike of his own he threw a wide right punch and only managed to whiff as Jura backed off, his own momentum carrying him forward as he awkwardly hopped on one foot to stay up. Catching himself he grinned in amusement and arched an eyebrow, taking a stance as he settled himself in. \"Not bad! I almost felt that!\" he teased, kicking off with his foot and lowering his body as he got close, twisting around and trying to deliver a backwards kick to Jura's stomach, \"Dodge this!\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "\"Oooohhh…but sugar good! Lots of energy! Oooohhh, fruit gift from the wild, so it always good, you know!\" Shu spoke slowly as he thought through it, not really knowing what words he needed to properly say. Of course he was going to be supportive about food he found in nature, especially when fruit was found high up in the safe area therefore it must be the best food you could ever have. He was certainly happy enough to prove that fruit was the best in his opinion using examples from the jungle, but he knew they probably didn't care much if at all about his life out there and whether he was okay during all of it. His past shouldn't really be of a concern if nobody had a care for it that much. Staring at the ring as Takeshi went on to face another person he watched with curiosity, not really feeling too hyped as they began to fight. Stuff like this he was more used to watching quietly until it was his turn, he didn't really like to cheer and get all hyped if he could help it, especially when he had fruit to occupy his time. It was interesting watching others compete without having to make a noise and jump around during the match only to face disappointment when the side you were cheering for doesn't win.\n\nJura was pumped and ready to go, the crowd cheering definitely helping matters. It didn't matter if this kid was a Saiyan or whatever, it was her time to shine on the ring and she wasn't going out without a fight. Immediately going in with a flying kick she laughed when Takeshi complained about the pain, backing off for a moment before back flipping away from Takeshi's eventual attack. \"First you complain about pain and then you don't! Strange guy, you are!\" She was already heading back around him, using the time he was spending at the end of his kick she bounced in once again, aiming to push Takeshi to the floor from this side with a hop against his back. \"So weird calling me a chick! Do all you kids have no manners? Or should I be callin' you a boy since that's the same!\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Yeah, well our mother always used to say too much sugar was a bad thing,\" Sasha laughed, placing a finger in Shu's face and taking on a stern expression, \"Too much sugar and you'll get fat you two! Eat healthy!\" Changing her voice to try and sound stern she ended up making herself laugh again, though laughter quickly subsided and a more somber smile took hold as she watched the fighting with half-interest. Her mother, she wondered if she and the rest of their family were watching them from Otherworld? Were they proud of what she and Ricken were doing? Smiling thoughtfully she shook her head and reminded herself dwelling on it wasn't going to help her any, all it ever did was make her sad and leave her still without answers. She was curious though to know more about Shu and whether he thought his parents... Or maybe his mother, what he thought about her. \"Hey Shu... Can I ask you something personal?\" Sasha whispered, turning away and ignoring the fight as Takeshi stumbled about, \"We all know your dad is kind of... Well a complete jerk, but what about your mom? What's she like? Do you miss her?\" Hopefully it wasn't too personal of a question but she was curious to know, did Shu and Takeshi have at least one decent parent among them?\n\nOkay so he'd underestimated the fact Jura could even swing that hard, that was on him. The fact she'd dodged his attack too either meant he was slower than he thought or she was faster. Should he speed it up a little? If he used any Ki even for something so simple there'd be no end of complaints and he really didn't want to have to listen to them. \"Hey no one likes pain! Let me give you a good whack and you'll see what I mean!\" Takeshi shot back, grinning as he landed and began to turn around after his kick. Off-balance as he was it was child's play for Jura to knock into him and nearly topple him over and only by quickly extending his hands out was he able to catch himself, springing back up and flipping over before landing back on his feet. \"If the shoe fits, lady! I can call you a dude if you want me to!\" Takeshi joked as he kicked off and dashed back in again, trying a change of tactic as he cocked back a fist and threw it down. Again he missed by a fairly wide margin and only managed to shatter the stone he struck, flattening his hand out and jumping up with his arm as support then, spinning his body around and trying to kick out at Jura.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Shu stared at Sasha for a moment before giggling a little when she touched his face. \"No! Always eat healthy anyway! Although…what is not healthy? Don't know the things that are the healthy thing but the not healthy thing!\" He didn't know what was going to do harm to him or what was going to be good for him, he never had to think about such things until fairly recently when Takeshi started to feed him all sorts of strange food. Even the people who brought him out of the jungle to teach him human ways gave him very simple dishes to not startle him too much. They treated him pretty well, but it did seem that they were aware that he was better adventuring than staying with them all confined to one environment. He knew if they didn't send him out that one time he wouldn't even be where he was now. Feeling fair content with everything he looked to Sasha when she practically whispered to him, finding it a little difficult to hear at first before he squeaked. \"Ooh! Don't know her, but Takeshi said we were going to find her! I think he forgot though\", he spoke, looking back briefly, \"He having fun in space more\".\n\nJura was a fast one and probably knew she would be outclassed if it was a real fight, so this was still fun either way. He was able to dart around and try to catch her too, but she was just that little bit more patient and was capable of running circles around Takeshi without getting caught. Having a bit of a laugh about it she noticed Takeshi's feigned frustration, him trying to turn everything against her for whatever reason. \"Give it a rest! Don't you know how to have fun in a non-sarcastic manner?\" she laughed, flipping backwards as Takeshi continued to try to hit her back. It was going to be easy tiring him out if he was going to keep being all rigid and acting like the big guy. Jumping back a few spaces she kept an eye on Takeshi, noticing he was coming right at her again with another kick She was prepared, she had been leading him in this direction specifically for something like that. Immediately she bounced into the air, flipped forward and tried to kick Takeshi as he passed, aiming to push him over the edge of the ring so that she might possibly secure a win.", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"I AM having fun! I'm having a great time with this, don't know what you're talking about!\" Why wasn't he able to hit this damn woman? She couldn't be that fast, Shu was fast and he would occasionally catch his brother and this lady had nothing on him. Trying again for a headon attack he smashed a fist into the flooring and tried to kick Jura while she was still within distance, growling when he completely whiffed yet again. Coming full circle and flipping back onto his feet he gasped as the woman came down upon him with a kick, throwing his arms up and blocking it but nearly being knocked clear off his feet, sliding across the stone floor. Coming perilously close to the edge he slammed down a foot and broke the tile to stop himself, glancing back before grinning. \"Hah! Like that was going to work!\" Seriously though what gives? He should be trouncing this lady like it was nothing and she'd nearly just won there. Kicking away the broken stone he frowned and walked towards Jura again, staring at her intently as he folded his arms across his chest.\n\n\"Look lady, you're not going to win, so why don't you just give up already?\" Takeshi pressed, grinning as he tried to 'reason' with Jura. Around them the crowd began to boo to which he turned around and shouted something best drowned out by their noise, rolling his eyes before turning back to her. \"Alright, alright, screw it! Let's have fun!\" Giving his knuckles a crack he shook his arms before putting up his fists and dashing in after Jura, throwing a simple jab at her head. Assuming she dodged it, he wasn't striking all that fast, he'd use his free hand to grab a hold of her and attempt to spin her around and throw her out of the arena. Like hell he was going to be shown up by some Uuonian lady!\n\n\"Oh... Fatty things, sugary things, a little bit is okay but you're only supposed to eat so much. Otherwise you can get sick, or so my mom always said. But these things are fruit right, so that makes them healthy!\" Sasha was probably giving Shu some awfully conflicting messages there but he was young anyways, it wasn't like he had to worry about what he ate. And with how active they were too anything they did eat was burned off within hours so what was the point of worrying? Curious as the crowd around them gave a cry of dissent she looked back briefly at the stage and rolled her eyes seeing Takeshi chatting away instead of fighting, and though it was impossible to hear him she could only guess he was running his mouth. Shaking her head in disbelief she turned to Shu instead, finding him to be far more pleasant as she asked about their mother. She'd brought her own up so what did they think of theirs?\n\n\"You don't know your own mom? That's... Weird,\" Sasha muttered as she knit her brow. How did someone not know their own mom? She guessed the King must have taken them away or, even worse, killed her. She wouldn't put it past the man who tore worlds apart and thought himself justified in doing so. \"Well maybe once you finish up here you should go find her? I bet she'd love to see how her boys grew up,\" she added with a smile, \"And I bet she'll be happy to see what a good boy you've grown up to be. And what a pain in the neck your brother is...\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "\"Are you sure? All I hear is you trying to intimidate and mock me! That's not having fun, is it?\" Maybe if Takeshi stopped trying to act all big she would let him have a chance to make a hit on her, but right now trying to confuse him and push him a little was probably the more fun option rather than having him be all super proud of himself and try to show off. The crowd hated show offs, she had been to this event many times before and they would always boo them and treat them like the villain of this little event. It was all in good fun that they did, but it was still sometimes demoralising for the fighter not wanting to be the villain character. This kid was a try-hard, that was for sure. Coming close to getting him out she spun around again, jogging in place to keep her adrenaline going.\n\n Listening to him briefly as he tried to talk sure enough the crowd began to treat him like a villain, just like she thought they would. That was just what happened in these events and it was no use getting frustrated with the outcome, he just had to learn how to loosen up and have some fun. Getting ready once again she was on the defensive, knowing he'd be the one to attack next logically. Moving slightly to dodge the jab she instead found herself grabbed, her foot trying to keep on the ground as she was spun before he let go. Almost flipping off the stage she ended up flipping over and having to grab onto the ground with her fingertips, halting just before she fell off. \"Hey! Maybe the recruits will look up to you eventually if you have more fun!\" Running around quickly she was back to going on the offensive, side stepping before making a sudden turn and sweeping her legs to throw him off balance just so she could try to kick him further to the edge.\n\nShu really didn't understand the concept of food and what was good or bad for him, everything was just confusing and it wasn't as if he was the same as she was or anybody else for that matter. Everybody had ideas on what they were supposed to eat which was usually defined by what made them feel okay and what made them feel bad and usually he'd just keep away from the stuff that made him feel bad. He was used to feeling ill since he had to deal with it a lot in the past, but he rarely got very sick from food. \"Ooh! Poison! I know that! Some food poison, make you sick! Strong taste usually bad!\" Tilting his head curiously when she instead found it a little strange that he didn't know his mother he soon looked down, trying to figure out why it was weird. He was sure there was a lot of people out there who didn't know their own mother, him and Takeshi weren't that unusual surely. Looking back up at her he tilted his head the other way before squeaking. \"Ooh! Takeshi was wanting to! No really me, though\", he spoke, looking away again, \"Looking for her would mean we need to go back to Earth and find the Dragonballs again, and Mister Viral was also wanting the Dragonballs so he would want them first but if there's important stuff that needs wishing for that would mean not everyone can get a wish and…it confusing! It okay though, I mean…it okay for me. Family is more of people you like and want to protect and protect back rather than being same as you! Don't really mind if no can find mother anyway. It complicated, it is…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "Where the hell was all of this coming from? Takeshi knew Ricken and Sasha had lost their home to Saiyans but why was the guy taking it all out on him now? It was just a stupid little tournament, not like they were fighting for their lives or anything. Maybe he just had a shitty day and was taking it all out on him? Ducking under a punch so strong the air around it seemed to concuss Takeshi frowned and pushed the offending arm up, twisting it around Ricken's back and trying to pin him down on the arena. Getting a head bashed into his nose he loosened his grip with a groan and was batted off, rolling over hastily to avoid Ricken slamming both feet down onto his back. Having to almost somersault to avoid another ax kick he grit his teeth and sprang up, throwing a punch into Ricken's false arm and using his other to deliver an uppercut, becoming wary when he felt Ki building up again. \"Seriously, cut it out man! It's just a tournament, the hell you getting so worked up for?!\"\n\n\"What's wrong, weren't you going to win? You were so sure earlier, now you have a problem with it?\" Scowling he let his Ki fade again and directed it to a speed boost, darting forward in a blur and slamming his arm into Takeshi's neck, hitting him and flipping him head over heels before catching him in mid-air. \"You were going to beat me right?! Well come on then, Saiyan,\" he shouted, grabbing Takeshi's shirt and slamming him down onto the arena, \"Show me what you've got!\" No way was he going to lose to some arrogant, self-serving, loudmouthed punk like Takeshi. Leaning down to grab hold of the Saiyan's collar he winced when Takeshi suddenly kicked up and struck him in the gut, stumbling back and clutching it painfully. The Prince was quick to follow up and tackled him backwards towards the edge, and if Ricken hadn't struck him with a knee and stepped away he probably would have been thrown out. \n\nSo that was it? THAT was why Ricken was taking this so seriously? Just because he was a Saiyan? Sure he'd talked smack before the match but so what? Takeshi wanted to tell the rebel off for taking something so meaningless so seriously but he'd realized something as he was being yelled at: he was doing exactly the same thing. Save the blatant racism of course, that was totally on Ricken. But he'd been treating the tournament like a lot more than just a game hadn't he? Jura had said as much, that guy he'd fought earlier had called him a \"hardass\" or something like it, and now Ricken was calling him out on it. Was he really being that bad? \n\n\"Nothing to say now huh? All out of snappy comments are you?\" Fine, maybe Takeshi would finally start to actually fight then! Sniffing in disgust Ricken started back towards Takeshi and was a bit curious when he just stood there, frowning and throwing a punch anyways. His fist was caught and he clicked his tongue before pulling it back and throwing another, eyes widening when Takeshi ducked and grabbed his arm, turning and flipping Ricken over onto his back. Slamming onto the arena floor he was then spun around and released to the edge of the arena, flipping and barely managing to dig his feet into the tiles to keep from flying off entirely. It was a short-lived victory however as Takeshi was already on him, and while he blocked the kick that came it didn't seem to ever be aimed to hurt but to push him back. Before Ricken knew it he had slid off and lost his footing, tumbling backwards and landing in the grass below. He'd lost. \n\nThe crowd was uncomfortably quiet after that match had ended and it took the announcer a moment to declare the match over. Takeshi watched as Ricken seemed to struggle with the fact he'd lost their match before he began slamming a fist into the dirt repeatedly, clearly angry about the result. Lips pressed in a hard line the Prince simply walked off the stage, heading back towards the bench and passing Ricken without a word on his way. Sasha was already getting up and moving to go speak to her brother which was great, it seemed neither she nor he wanted to talk to each other right now. Taking a seat beside the still shaken Shu the older boy sighed, rubbing his face with both hands before sitting forward in a slouch. Was that how people saw him too? Wound up too tight to enjoy anything and getting angry at the slightest thing? He got Ricken being mad at Saiyans for what happened, sure, but the guy couldn't relax even for something like this? \n\n\"Hey Shu... You doing okay?\" Takeshi asked after a moment, looking to his brother and smiling slightly, \"If uh... If your head hurts we can just not fight, you know? I'm cool with ending it here, I don't care if you or I win honestly.\" He'd been so excited to fight Shu again and have a chance to win he wasn't paying attention to the fact Shu was hurt. His brother had a history of hitting his head and it should be no surprise that doing so again left him like this. He couldn't fight him like that could he? \"I mean... Aito said you're hurt yeah? The guy's a doctor so we should maybe listen to him, you know? I don't want you to end up hurt because we fought.\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Shu was feeling a little bit uncomfortable with all this shouting Ricken was doing, especially when he was supposed to be having fun. He didn't like feeling guilty for nothing that was his fault, he did wish he would stop with it as he continued to egg on Takeshi. He wondered if Aito was affected by it, but then again he wasn't that much Saiyan in him and was more Human. It was probably like making fun of his foot or something which was hardly a big deal or even relevant to who he was as a person. This was definitely pretty uncomfortable to watch, he couldn't help but wonder how the crowd was feeling too. It was certainly easier to see the people in the crowd, there wasn't a bright light shining on them so the darkness certainly helped his focus. There was a lot of silence in some areas, but that silence was because they were either interested in the fight or were hoping they weren't going to get hit by something Ricken threw around. Probably a good reason why Ki was not to be used in this place, it would hit a whole lot of people.\n\nTrying to remain pretty positive looking he rubbed his hands together and tried to watch the blurry masses jumping around and blur together sometimes as Takeshi and Ricken got close together in a wrestle. It wasn't making him feel sick, but it was certainly hard to watch and making him feel rather tired. He wanted to look elsewhere but if he did he would look either disinterested or distressed which would make their opinions of him even worse. Watching as the blurry couple started to move off in a different direction he squeaked a little when it looked like one of them had received a ring out, squinting his eyes to try and see who it was. Gasping when the announcer said it was Takeshi he looked to Aito and Sasha quickly, watching as she decided to get up to go see to her brother. Frowning a little, he looked to the sharpening blur that was Takeshi who decided to head on over to the bench, simply watching him as he decided to sit beside him. Frowning a little, he pressed his fingers together as he tried to think up something to say, eventually looking to Takeshi when he decided to take the lead in the discussion. Feeling a little worried that he thought he was fragile he raised his shoulders, trying to hide his slump. \"Oooh! Still want to fight! Still good! Just dizzy and a little blur, but all good! No feel sick or really tired, just a little sore\", he spoke quickly, rubbing his head, \"It not a big problem, I mean…feel okay to fight, should be able to fight, yes? It only chance!\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"Just 'cuz you get it all the time that doesn't make it any better. Hell that makes it worse, you know? If you broke an arm or whatever all the time you'd be more careful...\" Takeshi had no desire to fight Shu anymore, not with how very clearly his little brother was shaken up. The fact that Aito had even had to come down to see him now was clicking, if the doc saw a reason to see Shu then he was actually hurt right? Even if they spelled it out for the little guy he'd probably still want to fight and he didn't know how to make his brother back out. Would he get pissed if he just forfeited the match? \n\nTakeshi did know what Shu was talking about, he'd been there too. Of course his punishment for being caught was nowhere near as bad but he'd been there, he'd lost what it was like to be free. Hell even before that he'd actively avoided people as much as he could and it was only because of Shu he'd gotten so involved. They could be part of this and not have to fight each other, the people would get over it and they wouldn't be any worse for wear. It was strange having a feeling of absolutely not wanting to fight. Shu seemed so adamant about it though and much as Takeshi wanted to just refuse letting his brother fight he didn't know if he had the heart to. This was about pride for Shu wasn't it? Even if the little guy didn't say so outright he didn't want to be babied and coddled, even Takeshi figured that much by how Aito was treating him. \n\n\"Fine, you wanna fight squirt? We'll fight, it'll be our little rematch from our first tournament. That means you've got to go into this like you're gonna win, okay?\" They'd have their match then, he just had to come up with some kind of plan before it began. No way was he going to fight his brother in the state he was, and truth be told Takeshi hardly cared about winning. Nothing was to gain from a mismatch tournament where, as Ricken had pointed out, it was grossly in their favor from the beginning. Even without Ki how was anyone supposed to match the strength and speed of Saiyans? Ricken and Sasha had been the closest and at best they'd managed a few seconds longer than others, which meant their fight was basically what this whole mess led up to. It should be epic then, but Takeshi felt like he'd just as soon throw it for Shu's sake. And he probably would. \"Relax so your head stops spinning, and get ready to get your butt kick,\" the older boy teased, putting on as much a smile as he could, \"I'm not gonna let you win.\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Shu didn't want to have to quit, nor did he think it was fair for him to be the one to quit when he had tried hard to be on top of things all day. He had tried to keep his worries out of his life for the entire day, but this was just making him feel straight up terrible when everyone else was counting on him. \"It just little pain! It not-…it not problem…\" If he was still capable of standing then he was still able to fight, one little injury wasn't going to stop him even if he wasn't going to win. He didn't know how this was supposed to encourage him to be a stronger individual either, seeing how everyone around him continued to fight on even with the difficulties they suffered from along the way. It made him feel weak, even if it was for his own health that he should avoid taking too much damage. He knew a lot of people looked down on him for being vulnerable, but he didn't want to be seen as vulnerable at all. Maybe he had been trying to keep himself all bottled up all day, but that was only to show he was capable of dealing with his problems himself and carrying on like all the rest of them. He did want to be strong, he just didn't know how.\n\nLooking to Takeshi slowly when he spoke again he let out a hiccup, staring at him for a moment as he told that he shouldn't need to worry anymore. \"We…really fight? Really? Really??\" he spoke, bouncing on his seat a little, \"Ooooohhh! No care if win or not! Just fighting good! Fight good and do good! Not do bad, that bad! Just no hit the head and I no hit your head!\" He thought that was a fair compromise since it was only his head that was a little bit funny, otherwise he felt pretty okay. He didn't feel sick or felt like he was going to collapse so that was probably good, he was fine with what he had just now. He would get treatment right after and the food he wanted too, he was still feeling quite hungry but that had to wait as the finals weren't too far away. Giving his head a quick rub he nodded a little, smiling, \"Would just be a bad if people are here and then there no final, yes? I know Shu would be sad!\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"It won't hurt the spirit, that I promise you! It's like the Arcia fruit, its a muscle relaxant but for some reason it seems to affect spirits as well. And we never imagined the spirit was evil my boy, if it was evil you'd probably be on a rampage right now!\" Nema said with a slight laugh as he closed the book with a heavy thud of the pages. Grunting as he wrestled it off the table the King carefully handed it to a pair of servants who had to each grab an end and carry it, it was much heavier when one tried to carry it! \"I'm certain the spirit can hear us yes? It must be able to hear and see all that you do, since you and it are one. Then hear my words spirit: we mean you no harm. We are working to find a way for both you and T'charrl to work together, that is all. I'm sure you don't wish for our young friend here to suffer any more than we do.\" Very few spirits were actually malevolent and most were warriors or sages who had become bound to Kaesstra, acting as an eternal guardian to its bountiful wilds. Some took the form of trees, others as great beasts, all had begun as a humble Kaesstrian and had gained an eternal oath to protect their beloved world. \"Once we teach you two how to work together and you can control your power I think you'll both be quite happy with your partnership.\"\n\n----------\n\nFighting. That was the only thing Viral defined himself by and the only thing he valued, that much was apparent. It was such a one dimensional way of thinking that led to much of what was troubling the Beastman now, having nothing else to be proud of made one's confidence very easily shattered if your sole source of pride was threatened. Logic said then to find Viral something else to be proud of, teach him another skill or perhaps another trade, anything he could derive a feeling of achievement from. Of course with his mood as poor as it was they couldn't do any of that, not until he at least began looking on the better side of things. \"Well if I recall I had shirked my duty as you put it and neglected you, so it doesn't seem like a sense of duty binds me,\" Aito pointed out with an apologetic smile, \"Which means I want to be doing this. As for my analogy you're not wrong, but swords can be tempered and they can be refined, even if the original edge has dulled. To put it more plainly we can get you back to your prime with some work, its far from implausible to think you can't achieve the same level of strength.\" In fact in all likelihood Viral possessed the same power he'd had before, it was merely dulled by his injuries and marred by his lack of confidence. \"So answer this question for me, Viral. Would sparring with others help at all? I could easily arrange to have someone here to spar with you if that's what you want. You just tell me what you want and I'll make it happen.\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Aito" }, { "text": "T'charrl lowered his head, sighing a little before gasping when the book was slammed shut. He didn't know if he was alright with this, mostly because it would be causing unnecessary stress to the spirit when it wasn't really its fault even if it was a relaxant. Everything that he had to do was going to cause the spirit stress anyway, even if it understood it was necessary to find balance. It wanted balance, it had said a lot of times that it would want that especially when its home was destroyed and had nowhere else to go. He felt rather sad, so many people were doing these things for him and trying to make things better just for him, even the spirit tried to help him keep in control when things were going mental. Feeling pretty sad about it all he kept his head low, his antennae twitching when the King decided to address the spirit to reassure that it was going to be okay through all of this. He didn't know how to react to that, or rather he didn't know how he wasn't supposed to when he was being talked to but also not talked to at the same time. Raising his shoulders in embarrassment he soon released them with a sigh, scratching his head. \"I don't even know if it can hear you right now so uhh…I-I'll try to remember to pass on the message?\" he spoke before groaning, shaking his head, \"Ohhh! I will try my best! I really will I'm just nervous I don't know if this'll come out alright! Even if you say it will, you can't predict the future! Ohhh…I hope everything works out in a month. I really needed some combat training too. I don't really know close combat well and uhh, a lot of fighting in space requires it since using weapons can be seen as dishonourable. Is that possible…?\"\n\n--\n\nViral didn't know if Aito was listening to him much, whether just picking up on key words or just ignoring everything he was saying in favour of getting through this quickly. He probably knew everything that he was going to say and had it all planned out, he was probably more concerned with getting this over and done with quickly. He did wonder how much Aito tolerated of him if it took just fixing him up once for him to not want to do anything with him other than bully him for a little bit to show off his strength. He hadn't done anything with him after blasting him in the face when he tried to attack Krom. As he recalled Aito wasn't even worried for him after delivering that blow, he didn't even show remorse for what he did all because it was Krom. It was always going to be the same, he wasn't going to be able to feel like he was being helped with how little Aito showed any care or emotion. All this talk about getting him back to his prime was hardly going to do much anyway, it all might as well be false promises to try and make him feel better. \"Hmph, you're certainly confident about that, like you know you'll succeed…\" he spoke lowly, hardly sounding the same confidence, \"And you really think people will want to spar with me. Hmph…they won't do it willingly! How will it help me improve too? To have some random fight me just because you think it'll make me feel better. I'll train with someone…but I doubt it'll go well. Who the hell would want to train with someone like me? Even you gave up when I couldn't hit you!\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"Uh... I d-don't know anything about genes, but I know you're s-strong, T'charrl. I've seen you fight plenty enough to k-know that,\" Haku said with a weak laugh, rubbing at his neck as he looked at his friend. He'd been both an ally and an enemy to his friend which was probably something not many could claim for themselves. He knew firsthand how terrifyingly powerful T'charrl could be when he wanted to, and when he didn't want to be as well. If, no... When T'charrl mastered that power for himself he was going to be as powerful as any Saiyan out there easily. They'd all seen what he could do and now it was just a matter of T'charrl believing how strong he could actually be. Smiling as Yusef came down to rejoin them he had to ask about the training as well, something just didn't seem right. If it was strength training that T'charrl needed why were they doing this? Why not something like sparring, or lifting weights, the sorts of things they did on Kortal?\n\n\"We planned on having him fly with heavy loads to build strength at first, it probably would be easier than this too,\" Yusef admitted as he drummed a claw against his chin, \"But then we spoke we your friend Vegeta, and a man named Aito. He they are both intelligent and Aito called himself a doctor so we decided to ask what he thought about training and what the most effective way to build muscle might be. He and Renthal agreed an exercise using most of the body made sense, and just flying with weights wasn't going to do that. Vegeta suggested then we try swimming, which our people... Don't exactly do. But with that idea in mind we thought of flying against powerful winds, it would be like flying against a current, no? So we decided something like this would be best. King Nema found a location for use to use and the rest you know.\" They were certainly gracious for the aid his son's friends had provided them, with everyone's combined efforts surely T'charrl was going to be able to accomplish this. \n\n\"Of course... One doesn't begin at the top with training and work their way down, we start on the ground and climb up. That is exactly what you'll be doing starting today, my son.\" Yusef moved back towards the chasm and stood at the side of it, smiling as he gestured T'charrl and Haku forward. From where they stood gentle gusts were all that could be felt, but surely once you stepped inside they would be stronger. \"To start you'll simply stand in the chasm and try to resist the wind. If you cannot stand against it then flying will be impossible,\" the general explained, taking pause as workers above called down that their work had concluded. Nodding graciously and waving to them he moved into the chasm and with his back to the wind stood still, folding his arms as a gust assaulted him. Though he leaned forward slightly Yusef did not move, and when the wind died down did he finally relax. \"You can face the wind or put your back to it, the point is to learn to maintain body posture against a force. After you do that then we'll move to the next step, but this is where we begin, understand?\"\n\n----------\n\nSeriously though, how did anyone expect them to be okay with training with Krom? Even if Takeshi himself ended up going along with it the guy had been one of those responsible for Shu's torture, why did anyone think being with a guy like that was a good idea? And yet when Takeshi turned the question on his brother he was defiant, clamoring that he needed the training regardless and that he needed the training. Sighing as scratched his cheek the older boy shook his head, frowning as he looked towards the doors. \"It's not I don't want you to train buddy, I just don't want it to be with him, you know? I mean of all the guys who could do it whys it gotta be this jerk?\" If Shu was okay with it then he really ought not to be complaining but that didn't mean he had to like it. Muttering to himself about what a lousy arrangement it was Takeshi put on a smile and put an arm around Shu's shoulders. \"How about we just spar a bit before he shows up? Just a warm up, you know? Get all loose and whatever before he starts working us like dogs.\" Just what exactly was Krom going to have them do anyway? They vaguely knew it was meant to help Shu not fly off the handle and transform but that was about it, no one had really gone into the specifics with them.", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "\"Uhh! I-I come from a line of large Kaesstrians is all…I mean we had to fight to be considered royalty. You know, survival of the strongest and fittest…? Ehh, anyway…\" T'charrl sighed, feeling a little embarrassed since he was none of those things and explaining it to someone else simply made him feel a little down on himself. \"It's fine, I mean…I'm just not as strong as my parents are…\" He had no idea whether he was going to become strong doing this but hopefully he'll at least be able to catch up to his father. Everybody seemed to overestimate him just because of one thing he managed to do and all the difficulties he had gone through. Those didn't make him feel stronger, he was pretty weak when compared to everyone else, he just had some sharp weapons and an energy that nobody else used on the battlefield. That was an advantage he held over a lot of people, but in a fist fight he would probably lose pretty badly against the average fighter.\n\nStaring at his father as he spoke about the current plans he was very much not looking forward to what he was having to do, but luckily it sounded like a lot less of what they had planned for him prior to being spoken to. He was worried about things like that, trying to lift things and getting nowhere with it. He didn't want to just get sore arms or strain his wings so much, he wouldn't get stronger that way he'd just be in pain. He didn't mind pain too much, he had become used to it after the General tortured him for two straight weeks and when he had to endure a sandstorm. He didn't want to be debilitated instead of getting stronger. \"Uhh, swimming…? I don't even know how I'll manage something like that…\" he frowned, looking briefly to Haku, \"Will I even be able to be saved from the water if I sink…? It would be a disaster if I died before we completed this stuff…\"\n\nWith wavering confidence T'charrl followed slowly after his father, his eyes gazing at the chasm as he rubbed his claws together. This was already terrifying to him, but that was nothing new. This was just awful altogether for him and there was no other way to feel about any of this. He was always used to flying pretty close to the ground but with this high a wind it was making him pretty nervous. Looking to his father when he explained what he was going to have to do he slowly nodded, raising his shoulders pretty high compared to what they usually were. \"Uhh…just like that…?\" he questioned him as he watched him demonstrate, almost wondering if he was actually heavy enough to withstand the wind. He was a pretty light kid so he had to be prepared. Slowly moving towards the chasm, thinking maybe he should start with his back to the wind first. \"Uhh, o-okay! I can do this! I'm ready!\"\n\n--\n\nShu didn't care that it was Krom they were needing to be with, nor did he care that the goal of him training with Krom was to try and not have him fearing his transformation. Barely any progress had been made but he didn't care, he just wanted to not end up slacking off all the time because Takeshi was taking him around all sorts of places. He felt he understood it now after the way he had been treated at the tournament, but he wasn't going to let Takeshi do that to him anymore. \"Who else? No people want to train me…\" he muttered, looking away when Takeshi got close to him. Takeshi probably didn't think much about it all, he was strong enough and was quite happy to show off how strong he was. Letting out a groan as Takeshi tried to find something to do still he frowned deeply, folding his arms pretty tight as he kept his eyes off him. \"Oooohhhhh….guess so…but no go anywhere else! Want to get better at fight! Not want to be bad at fight!\" It was probably important what Krom was doing if they were letting him be near him like that, but he didn't know if Aito was going to be around this time to watch over Krom and make sure he was going to behave. Aito had to help Viral now and who knew if it was going to bring him along too. \"Fight good with Shu! No play!\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "T'charrl gave his father a nervous smile before turning away again, hoping he wasn't going to screw this up. He knew of the dangers if he did happen to give up halfway, he didn't want any of that when things were so dire. It was just a little bit of wind, that's all. Maybe a lot of wind but to him it was better than being punched in the face over and over again. Feeling fair nervous he glanced at his father, still not feeling terribly confident even if he basically told him this was the easiest level of training. \"Oh…I'll try. I won't falter! Or at least I hope I won't…\" If he could do just this one thing he could show that he wasn't a coward or a weakling all in one go. He was pretty determined now, he was going to show his father he could do it. Moving forward a little bit he soon jumped right in, not catching the wind immediately until he started to feel hesitant again. It was strong and hurt his chest on first blow, but he was quick to dig his feet in to stop his light frame from being blown down. His father made it look relatively simple, but even if this was the 'weakest' wind it still felt like he got straight punched in the chest. Keeping his claws tucked in and his wings tight against him he closed his eyes, but once the wind stopped he fell forward a little bit, gasping before shaking his head. \"How long do I have to do this…?\"\n\n--\n\nShu let out a snort, folding his arms pretty tight again. He didn't see himself as strong, if he was strong he would've been able to control himself and not get hurt in such an easy way. He was terribly inexperienced and just not fit for battle, everyone knew and told him this. It wasn't fair to have everyone think he was weak because of who he was: just some little kid who didn't seem to grow up beyond a young age. Takeshi was much bigger than him despite the pair only being a year apart. \"Mister Roshi could! He just not here…\" Maybe if he showed he was strong people wouldn't keep treating him like he couldn't and shouldn't fight alongside them, he was a Prince after all even though that meant nearly nothing to him. He didn't know what one did or whether they were supposed to do anything fancy, only that it was something that was apparently a big deal especially in Saiyan society. Still feeling rather moody he kept quiet for a moment, sighing a little before giving Takeshi a very short lived look. \"Shu mad for many things! Shu not always mad…but Shu is mad just now…\" he spoke quickly, keeping his eyes off Takeshi again, \"You no get Shu not mad so easy! Can be angry for as long as can be, no need all that sorry! Not until people believe in Shu…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Be confident my son, I know you are capable of this! Steel yourself and be the mighty tree against the gales!\" It was nothing that was outside of T'charrl's power and if his confidence would just remain he'd be as powerful as anyone else on this planet. The moment his son entered the chasm was tense for everyone involved and Yusef, for all his enthusiasm, felt himself grow somewhat uncertain as T'charll prepared. They had tried to boil the exercise down to its simplest parts for his sake and start from the ground up, quite literally in this case. Would it be enough? The wind came and the Prince managed to remain planted in his spot if only just so, wavering until the wind ceased and he staggered forward. Two of King Nema's attendants helped him out of the chasm and Yusef met T'charrl at the mouth of it, smiling sympathetically as his son asked him about their training. \"Until you've managed to fly against it, which we have yet to even attempt,\" the General answered, taking a knee before his son and placing a hand atop his head, \"T'charrl, you are powerful my son even if you do not know it. Before you changed you were too, don't you see that? Even if you lacked strength you never backed down from a fight, you gave it all you had every time no matter the odds, you fought every time. Has that changed now? Or do you plan on giving it your all?\"\n\n------------\n\nShu was crazy if he thought old man Roshi would be able to even keep up with them now, never mind train them. They were leagues above the pervert and training with him at all would be a colossal waste of time for them now. Today was going to be one hell of a headache wasn't it? Takeshi himself was pissed they were training with Krom, Shu was pissed at him for throwing their match at the tournament, and Krom was probably angry he was having to deal with both of them yet again. Nobody was happy with this lousy arrangement of theirs! \"Come on buddy, I'm not even angry for that long, it's been like... A whole day already, you know? You gotta learn to get over it...\" What was this stuff about believing in Shu? What did that have to do with anything? Oh yeah, this was probably thanks to that crap with Aito wasn't it? How everyone doubting and treating Shu like a risk had made him this way, or something like that. Stupid doctor filling Shu's head with crazy ideas. Why couldn't he just have his doofy, go-lucky brother back? He wasn't used to Shu being grumpy, not for this long, and he definitely wasn't used to Shu being mad at HIM for that long. \"Well if you're gonna be angry then I guess you can take it out on Krom? That's good right?\" Takeshi asked with a grin, \"Or... Er... Me, if you wanted to. Blow off some steam, you know?\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "That wind just felt like hell to him, but at least he managed to hold his ground while it tried to knock him down. He didn't know how he was supposed to get on with the rest of the challenges if that was the starter challenge, probably face great injuries in the future even if he tried to be careful and show how strong he was. Staring at his father he sighed lightly, rubbing his stomach a little as he tried to feel out for any pressure that might still be bothering his body from that burst of wind. \"Oh right…still got to try and fly…\" he muttered before sighing, his eyes staring down at the ground for a moment before looking up as his father placed his hand on his head. He didn't really know how to respond to something like that, he never did feel powerful and didn't know how his father was measuring his power and what it was based on. Soon enough his father made it clearer that he was basing this on: some level of determination that he had instead of strength. \"I mean…I guess it hasn't changed. I still plan on going all the way through with this\", he spoke lowly, lowering his gaze as he thought about it, \"I don't plan on giving up, I really need this. I guess…maybe that makes me strong, I just…need to get stronger in the other way. What else should I do…?\"\n\n--\n\nShu didn't see any problem with Master Roshi still knowing some stuff, he was pretty wise and certainly had more combat experience than he did so he was probably pretty experienced in teaching someone like him too. It just wasn't right to say one of their own teachers wasn't suited for teaching them still, there was always lessons to be learned no matter the other's strength. Feeling pretty huffy with Takeshi's choice of words he was met with Takeshi getting all annoyed at his annoyance, folding his arms tighter in response. It was even worse that Takeshi was telling him to 'get over it', like it was no big deal because he wasn't the one who had been receiving this treatment for so long. Groaning lowly he continued to not meet Takeshi's eyes with his, not wanting to be this angry himself but he couldn't get out of the mood. \"Get over-every people do it all the time!\" he squeaked angrily, throwing his arms up momentarily before promptly folding them again, \"Always the thinking Shu is weak!\" Not particularly in a good mood he let out a snort at Takeshi's offer, almost bouncing out of his seat at the same time. \"Fighting no make the happy! You just stand and the hitting and pretend it strong! Feel strong no make the happy! Oooohhh…the no happy make the speaky bad…no speak good when mad…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "It was easy to falter and give up when you were attempting something new, becoming discouraged was to be expected. What separated the greats from the average individuals though was perseverance and the willingness to push on even if you failed. T'charrl had done markedly well for his first attempt but it didn't seem to be enough for him, he wanted to be in the air as his father had done. Not content to leave his son doubting himself Yusef shared with him a small revelation: it was T'charrl's determination that would bring him victory, not his strength. \"I've trained hundreds of soldiers in my time and you know what? It's rarely the strongest on the onset that make the best soldiers,\" Yusef explained as he got back to his feet and looked to the canyon, \"No... It's the ones that keep on trying despite whatever weakness they have that become the best. You'll gain strength through persistence, over time you'll be unstoppable, you'll have the resolve few have and the strength to match. That is what I know you are capable of, my son. For now however... Continue to do what you have, it's as I said before - and will say again - until you understand the basic ideas we cannot have you fly yet. You must learn to brace your body against the winds, and not only that but not to falter no matter how powerful the gales might be. It takes more than just pure strength to make someone exceptional, you know this as well. So come then,\" Yusef said with a smile, gesturing to the chasm, \"Show me, my child, the soldier that I know you can be.\"\n\n----------\n\n\"I... Uh... What?\" Shu was making absolutely zero sense and Takeshi found himself utterly at a loss as to what his brother was even trying to say. Something about... Being strong? Something about getting hit a lot? Giving his younger brother a quizzical look he sighed and shook his head, shrugging his shoulders as he looked away. \"Look... You wanna learn to control your power right? So you don't go all monkey on us or whatever. Well once teach gets here we can start doing that, because Aito's little chats aren't gonna be enough to help, you know? And maybe you can take out some of that anger on me. Or take it out on Krom, I wouldn't mind seeing ya knock him around a bit.\" The bastard deserved to have his butt handed to him by Shu when he changed but that would kinda defeat the whole purpose of their training. At the opening of the doors Takeshi slid off of his seat and waited for Krom to enter the room, looking at the man with a smug grin as he crossed his arms. \"I was wondering when you were going to show up, afraid you're going to get your ass kicked?\" Takeshi taunted, raising an eyebrow as he raised his hands behind his head, \"So what's the plan today huh? Sparring? Ki control? Or are we going to learn how to kidnap people?\" the older boy pressed with a sneer, \"You know, since you're pretty good at that.\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "There was no question about it that T'charrl was nervous about the upcoming challenges he would be facing, especially when this was supposed to be going on for a month. While he was aware that today was more of a trial run to see if he could withstand the pressures he couldn't help but feel too brittle for these sorts of things. Maybe he should've tried to concentrate on planting his feet more when training elsewhere, but then again all the places he tried to train in had flat floors that he couldn't curl his claws into. He had to try and trust himself, but it was hard when that was just the first test and he nearly fell if it didn't stop. It was rather stressful, but he hoped he could make his father proud and actually make some suitable progress without failing completely. It wasn't his first time training, he had trained a lot when he was growing up, but this was definitely the most different and most dangerous. It felt like he was learning to fly all over again.\n\nAs his father attempted to make him feel proud he lowered his head, feeling all sorts of embarrassed especially with all this being said around Haku. \"Ohhh, please…\" he spoke lowly, hiding his cheeks behind his claws, \"I won't falter, I'll try not to! Really, I'll try my best. I don't want to live like this all the time, after all…\" He was worried he would disappoint everyone if he didn't try as hard as possible to do this, all that time and effort would be wasted. Looking back to his father he slowly nodded, looking to the chasm. \"I am a soldier! I know I am! I can do this…\" All he had to do was stand in the chasm and take the force of the wind, it shouldn't be too hard after doing it already. Getting ready both mentally and physically he let out a sigh, slowly moving into the chasm and immediately having to brace himself as the wind didn't let up. He had to hold his own to show his father he was capable, but he was already feeling his feet being pushed back. The previous blast of wind he took had managed to weaken him more than he thought, but he had to try. He probably looked stupid doing this, even if it was important. Holding his ground he thought he had it, but with one sudden strong gust his feet slipped out from under him causing him to fall onto his back with a sudden thump.\n\n--\n\nShu was just getting beyond frustrated now. Nobody even tried to understand him most of the time even when he was trying hard to focus on the words he was speaking. Growling lowly he eventually threw his arms up before folding them hastily, looking away from Takeshi again. \"Don't care! No to care on that!\" He was pretty huffy now, he wasn't going to get his way anytime soon with the conclusion always being brought right back to the fact that he was not very good at control. Maybe that's why they constantly treated him like he was weak and brittle, they were all scared of what he was capable of turning into. None of this was making him feel great, Takeshi didn't even know what he was doing wrong and he couldn't tell him exactly what was bugging him because he was too upset. Groaning lowly to himself he didn't even look to the door when it opened, nor did he bother to get up off his seat. He knew who it was, he just didn't care much.\n\nKrom was all used to this kind of behaviour from Takeshi and quite frankly he didn't care. It was always the same from him and even if he tried to make fun of him in his odd ways he held very little care towards his words. He was an adult, Takeshi just wasn't going to cut as one anytime soon. Since Aito was busy elsewhere and still in a mood he was being monitored though other methods despite showing he wasn't going to bail anytime soon. He had more important things to do than run on back to Kortal because he was fed up with the Princes. \"Do you sit in your room trying to come up with insults? Kind of sad if you ask me\", he sighed, hardly showing any care and almost looking lazy about today's activities, \"Since your brother is still recovering from a head injury he's not going to be doing too many physical activities, at least not until next lesson. Isn't that just spiffy, though…? You won't have to wet yourself over your brother getting mean on you! He already looks moody with you, anyway. As a result he'll be meditating and you'll be doing a 'standard' workout…or rather twice the workout you usually do! Lots of laps, lots of push-ups, lots of lifting all one after the other…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "It had been a long time since Kiton had been allowed out to do anything at all, even if it was just to stretch his legs or something he wasn't given the chance to. Nobody wanted to give him their time because of a variety of reasons, whether it was because he was still a criminal or because of his species. If they didn't want to believe he was going to behave or if they just saw him as another evil creature then that was fine, he just wouldn't mind being told how they thought to his face is all. They seemed to trust Takeshi with him, at least, probably because he was strong enough and probably also because he just sat around not doing much since he technically wasn't one of them which also meant he would do it for free as well. All of the conclusions he was coming up with were negatives, but they were probably true. Takeshi seemed fed up already anyway, so it wasn't as if he was wrong.\n\nStaring at Takeshi who was just making his complaints vocal he simply frowned and looked away. Even if he knew the answer he was still uncomfortable with Takeshi being so vocal about his lack of interest in being out with him. There was surely a lot they could do that would interest Takeshi just a little bit, but it didn't seem that Takeshi wanted to bother his butt in coming up with some stuff. When Takeshi turned to face him with an incredibly fake smile asking what he'd want to do he stared at him for a moment, eventually letting out a loud sigh and shrugging. \"Are you serious? You know, if you didn't want to do this, you could had just said to your Korian man and said 'no, I don't want to take the captive out just because some guy who was dead before thinks he's a good person. Are you mad?' I'm sure it wasn't that hard to tell that to him\".\n\nTaking a few steps off to the side he soon just floated instead, moving around Takeshi. \"Now look! I've never had a day like this in my life! I've never had this sort of freedom in a city where I'm not constantly on guard! Is that not great? Then again, it doesn't really affect you, huh?\" All that probably meant nothing for Takeshi, seeing as how he was trusted by a general with something like this. He was probably used to having freedom and everything that came with it, there was probably nothing he hadn't tried and just saw everything as boring now. Sighing, he soon dropped down, standing much shorter than Takeshi was. \"C'mon I'll take anything at this point, even if it just meant going out for food! I'm sick of prison food already! It's nothing but mush, really tasteless mush…\" he spoke before he sighed, \"You know I only get one day of this, right? Then it's back in the cells until they are able to properly assess I was 'behaved enough' to be given a little bit more freedom. They're probably secretly watching us now! The fact they trust Saiyans they recently converted from the Kingdom's forces to wander around freely say a lot for how much they trust a Frost Demon. So long as it doesn't involve crime, I'll do anything on this day of freedom! What do you normally do with friends? I mean, you don't need to see me as equal to a friend, but just as something to maybe get your mind going on what might be cool for us to do…\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null }, { "text": "\"Sure, I coulda said no, and I would've been dumped on training some stupid recruits instead,\" Takeshi rolled his eyes, \"Look, dude, it's not that I don't care,\" he kind of didn't, but he wasn't going to sat it out loud, \"But this isn't exactly my time of a fun afternoon. I mean, what's he got you under lock and key for anyway? Half the guys he's got were criminals at one point!\" What annoyed him more, that Kiton was being treated so poorly, or he was stuck effectively babysitting? Why him even? Takeshi was sure they were on Korian's short list by now, yet they were still being trusted to handle all kinds of jobs for him. Maybe the rebellion was just that desperate for help.\n\nTakeshi stopped, folding his arms as Kiton plead his case. Sure, it sounded like it sucked, but all he could do was get it over with. Korian had his mind made up and was more stubborn than anyone, Takeshi himself included. Sighing, he glanced around at the crowds, scratching his head. \"Geez... Okay, fine, want food? There's loads of places to grab some, we just gotta pick a spot. Come on.\" \n\nWhile much of the city was under repair, that hardly meant people weren't out and about. Crowds sucked, Takeshi reminded himself, refraining from pushing his way through the crowds. It was nice at least that he was taller than the natives, the only ones matching his height were other aliens. Calling himself an alien was weird, but to these people, that's exactly what he was. Man... I'm too hungry to be thinking about this shit. Where's the food? In the markets, naturally, and the scents of foods hit him long before the actual shops came into view. A few open air restaurants looked promising, if packed, so they were passed up. If his experiences back home were any warning, buying food from roadside stalls was risky; the stalls, however, were the only thing not packed to the brim with customers.\n\nTakeshi moved towards one of the stalls, greeting the elderly alien minding the station. A display of food laid out before them, sealed away behind a glass sheet. Meats of varying color were laid out, as well as a tray of what he assumed were vegetables. On the far right, a tub of deep purple liquid bubbled away, and he grimaced when a tentacle rose out of the container, sliding across the glass surface. \"Eugh... Well, take your pick,\" Takeshi motioned to the stall, stepping back and smirking, \"There's some wiggly crap in the tub if you're into... Whatever the hell that is.\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Kiton narrowed his eyes at Takeshi, eventually pointing at himself with his thumb. \"Well that's because I happen to be incredibly proficient with ki! So much so in fact that I could level this entire city if I wanted to! But I don't want to, but your guy also doesn't trust me to not to so he seems to want to have me on a 'kill on sight if I do' kind of deal\", he spoke before he shrugged, \"Frost Demons have never been trusted, especially after Frieza's Empire all those years ago. It also doesn't help that I nearly wiped out a planet because of a plant I got or stole or whatever…that thing nearly killed me too, though…\"\n\nWhile he was feeling quite annoyed that he was being disregarded as a victim from that event, Takeshi's attitude was certainly making him a slightly bit more annoyed than he was at that stuff. He didn't want to do any of this, not even when it meant somebody who had spent a massive time in isolation was getting brief few hours of relief from all that. If Takeshi was going to be a pain then he was going to be a pain back, it was the least he could do to repay him for it. When Takeshi took the initiative and suggested food he folded his arms, turning around with a smirk. \"I guess that's one way to start a day! Fuel is pretty good, not to mention pretty essential, you know?\"\n\nDespite Takeshi's poor attitude, he was going to try and enjoy himself. If food was on the menu then he was going to try and get as much as he possibly could while Takeshi was paying, not only to make Takeshi annoyed, but also to satisfy himself after so long with only prison food. Floating after Takeshi as he led the way, he looked around at all the natives he passed to which they stared right back. They probably hadn't seen something like him before, despite the rebels consisting of a few other races that weren't Saiyans. It made him feel kind of proud, both because he was the source of wonder for these people and it wasn't fearful gazes.\n\nUpon arriving at the ideal stall for food, Kiton stared at the selection he was being offered with curiosity. This was the kind of food he usually snatched when the owner of the stall wasn't looking, something easily done when you had a long prehensile tail. Rubbing his hands together, he slowly looked through all the goodies before to Takeshi as he showed his distaste for one of the foodstuffs offered. \"Ohh? Wiggly?\" Drawing his attention to what it was he was looking at he let out a brief laugh, staring at it intently. \"Ohhh wow! Is it alive or a simple nerve response? Is it seasfood or land?\" Quickly turning his attention to the elderly owner he waved his hand out to get their attention. \"Hey hey! How edible is this thing? Because if it's very edible, I'll take some! My man here is being very generous and buying for me, you see!\"", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]

[ { "text": "\"I know how to eat!\" Takeshi spat, indignant. \"I wasn't asking how to eat, I... Nevermind.\" Licking at his lips and grimacing, he shook his head. Kiton was just doing that to be a smartass wasn't he? He'd half a mind to punch the guy though quickly decided against it; Korian was already keeping an eye on them, the last thing they needed was to blow away half a city block in a scuffle. So, instead of taking that route to immaturity, Takeshi crossed his arms and stuck out his tongue. He probably looked like the picture of petulance, but it was the best he could settle for, dammit!\n\nWhile he was glad to drop the food topic, discussing his tail, or the absence thereof, was hardly a good alternative. Jumping away when Kiton glanced at his rear his face flushed and he glared. \"I... I haven't had one in ages, okay? And I don't need one to be strong, either! I've done just fine without it!\" Gotten his ass kicked a few times, shown up by his crazy father, not to mention Krom on a handful of occasions. Besides that, though, he was doing just dandy. Takeshi licked at his lips again and wrinkled his nose at the lingering spice. He should at the very least go and find something to wash his palate with. Preferably not something that would burn a hole in his jaw. One glance at the nearby stalls however quickly squashed that idea. More writhing masses, foods so vibrant in color that alarms in his head went off. One dish did seem reasonable, resembling rice and vegetables, but a glance at the price made any hopes of another meal wither.\n\n\"You mean Goku, right? Or Kakarot, whatever he was called.\" Takeshi glanced skyward thoughtlessly and scratched at his cheek. \"Yeah, he never had a tail, I don't think. If he did then he lost it pretty early on.\" Saiyans losing their tails probably wasn't all that uncommon though, was it? From what he knew Vegeta, their Vegeta, not senior, didn't have one, and neither did the twins. Hell, the only one among them who did still have a tail was Shu. \"I guess that just goes to prove us Saiyans can do plenty without some useless tail weighing us down,\" he mumbled, then grinned and reached over in an effort to grab hold of Kiton's tail. \"It leaves you vulnerable to attack, after all!\"", "username": "Vena Sera", "char_name": "Takeshi" }, { "text": "Kiton narrowed his eyes, not looking entirely convinced that he was fine without his tail. He certainly seemed to be rather embarrassed by the fact that he didn't have one, or maybe it was some form of shame that he was a tailless Saiyan surrounded by ones who were completely fine and dandy with having one. It certainly told other aliens that he was indeed a Saiyan if he had one, otherwise Kiton never would've guessed that Takeshi was even a Saiyan if it wasn't for him having a brother who had a tail. Maybe he was actually one of those weaker Saiyans that had their tails removed because it limited their strength compared to their superiors or whatever, he was just guessing he didn't actually know how Saiyan society worked: he just knew they were commonly a menace. \"Hmmm…are you, though? I only really heard about the fight but I didn't hear how well you fought so I don't know\", he spoke lightly, letting out a sigh, \"I guess you're probably strong if the rebels are all keen on you coming with me\".\n\nEven with saying that Kiton wasn't entirely confident in his own strength, just knowing he had a reputation regarding his race. He was aware that people saw him as incredibly strong because of a previous Frost Demon who was not hard to remember in history. He never really fought strong opponents other than mercenaries who tried to claim his head for the bounty, he was more concerned with keeping alive than setting off to find strong opponents. Whichever way, he had an image to keep up and if they didn't think he was strong then they probably would just send him off to the Galactic Patrol like some lowly criminal for termination.\n\n\"Yeah, that's the one! Hear about him all the time because of the obvious big thing that he did when he was alive…you know, the whole thing that cemented my race's destiny to become nothing more than a wall trophy\". Scratching his chin, he stared forward before feeling the creeping essence that was Takeshi's hand, immediately whipping his tail up to whack Takeshi on the back of his hand. \"Yeah nice try. Unlike Saiyan tails, a Frost Demon's tail is just as strong as having an extra limb!\" he spoke, swishing his tail around, \"You might as well be trying to hold my hand. You know I could just grab you instead if you ever even tried? I'd demonstrate but I don't know who is watching me and how quick they'd be to attack me if I toss you across this marketplace!\" There was probably a good chance that there was at least two watching over him, but if he looked around he was certain they would become alert and assume he was going to try something terrible. \"Anyway, I'm not allowed to touch you so you're going to have to want to do something with me other than pick a fight with me because even if you hit me first I'm going to end up taking the blame\".", "username": "Mogtaki", "char_name": null } ]